You have devoted the energies of a mind unperverted, the learning and experience acquired through more than sixty years, and even the influence and fame derived from your high career of public service, to the great cause of universal liberty.
Seward highlights the dedication and experience of John Quincy Adams in advocating for universal liberty.
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