I always consider the settl... by John Adams, an American President

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“I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.”

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Name: John Adams

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Oct 30, 1735

Date of Death: Jul 4, 1826

Profession: President

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