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The famous law of political gravitation which John Quincy Adams prophetically announced three quarters of a century ago will then be acting with ever-increasing force.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid references John Quincy Adams to highlight the enduring force of political gravitation in the context of territorial expansion.
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