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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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Adams replied: "I have no hesitation to say I hold that act unconstitutional and void.
His spirit of liberty was fostered and inspired by the writings of Milton, Sydney, and Locke, of which the American Declaration of Independence was an emanation, and the constitution of the United States, with the exception of the clauses…
Union!' be this the watchword of your camp; and if Ate, hot from hell, will come and cry 'Havoc!' fight--fight and conquer, under the banner of universal freedom.
May the Ruler of the universe preserve you from such degradation! 'Freedom!
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