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John Quincy Adams: “But moral, political, intellectual improvement are duties assigned by the Author of Our Existence to social no less than…”

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But moral, political, intellectual improvement are duties assigned by the Author of Our Existence to social no less than to individual man.
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John Quincy Adams
Democratic Republican · Massachusetts

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He asserts that moral, political, and intellectual improvement are essential duties for all individuals and society.

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