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The ultimate design was to incorporate in our own institutions that portion of them which could be converted to the state of civilization.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Quincy Adams: “The ultimate design was to incorporate in our own institutions that portion of them which could be converted to the…”
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Adams outlines the goal of integrating Native Americans into civilized society through U.S. institutions.
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