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On the recordMarch 14, 1826
It may be that in the lapse of many centuries no other opportunity so favorable will be presented to the Government of the United States to subserve the benevolent purposes of Divine Providence; to dispense the promised blessings of the Redeemer of Mankind; to promote the prevalence in future ages of peace on earth and good will to man.
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John Quincy Adams
Democratic Republican · Massachusetts

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