Samuel Adams Founders Collection Portrait T-Shirt | If Ye Love Wealth Quote Back

Meet the man who lit the match under the Revolution…

and the words he hurled at anyone still on the fence in 1776.

John Johnston’s 1795 portrait of Governor Samuel Adams, captured forever in this rare 1797 mezzotint — rendered in warm, subtle sepia tones that make it feel like it was just pulled from a trunk in Independence Hall.

Turn around, and down the spine in period lettering:

IF YE LOVE WEALTH

BETTER THAN LIBERTY

THE TRANQUILITY OF SERVITUDE

BETTER THAN THE ANIMATING

CONTEST OF FREEDOM

GO HOME FROM US IN PEACE

~SAMUEL ADAMS, 1776

Some lines don’t age.

They just wait for the right moment to burn again.

Printed on the legendary Comfort Colors 1717 t-shirt – 100 % ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and washed down to that broken-in softness that feels like it’s already marched on Boston Harbor.

Wear it when:

• the news tries to tell you freedom has an expiration date
• someone says “just go along to get along” and you need exactly zero words to answer
• the barbecue’s going and the quiet guy in the corner suddenly has everyone’s attention
• your kid asks why we don’t bow anymore and you just turn around

Part of the Liberty Belle Designs Founders Collection – released for America’s 250th.

Available in Ivory, Black, Graphite, Hemp, Midnight, and Denim

Sizes S–4XL • Pre-shrunk • Made to live in, made to last.

One portrait. One warning shot.

Still ringing 250 years later.

Wear it proud.

Product Features

• 100% ring-spun US cotton, pre-shrunk, medium weight (6.1 oz/yd²) for lasting comfort
• Garment-dyed finish for soft, vintage color and texture
• Tubular knit with no side seams and double-needle stitching for durability
• Relaxed fit, sewn-in label
• Sizes S–4XL

Care Instructions

• Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)
• Do not bleach
• Tumble dry: low heat
• Iron, steam or dry: low heat
• Do not dry clean