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What ever of regulation in our laws has ever been adopted unfavorable to the interest of any foreign nation has been essentially defensive and counteracting to similar regulations of theirs operating against us.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Quincy Adams: “What ever of regulation in our laws has ever been adopted unfavorable to the interest of any foreign nation has been…”
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He argues that any unfavorable regulations in U.S. laws have been defensive against foreign restrictions.
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