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In 1832, Alexis de Tocqueville queried John Quincy Adams about the culture of democracy in America. “Do you look on slavery as a great plague for the United States?” Tocqueville asked. “Yes, certainly,” Adams replied. “That is the root of almost all the troubles of the present and fears for the future.” Ending slavery became Adams’s great mission. Susan Dunn reviews three books about Adams’s long life, marriage, and political career.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 13:31:50 +0000

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