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Adams, then Secretary of State, pronounced that law "as being against the constitution, treaties, and laws, and incompatible with the rights of all nations in amity with the United States.
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Quincy quotes Adams' strong condemnation of a law he deemed unconstitutional and harmful to international relations.
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