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John Quincy Adams: “But objects of the highest importance, not only to the future welfare of the whole human race, but bearing directly upon…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1826
But objects of the highest importance, not only to the future welfare of the whole human race, but bearing directly upon the special interests of this Union, will engage the deliberations of the congress of Panama whether we are represented there or not.
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John Quincy Adams
Democratic Republican · Massachusetts

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