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America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.
John Quincy Adams
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John Quincy Adams
Age: 80 †
Born: 1767
Born: July 11
Died: 1848
Died: February 23
6Th U.S. President
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Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long, 'Tis not with me exactly so But 'tis so in the song. My wants are many, and, if told, Would muster many a score And were each wish a mint of gold, I still should long for more.
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The Law given from Sinai was a civil and municipal as well as a moral and religious code.
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[I believe in the] rebuilding of Judea as an independent nation.
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