Speeches of John Adams

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Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

John Quincy Adams

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Topic

Isolationism American foreign policy America

Speaker

John Quincy Adams

Source

Speeches of John Adams

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1821 1820s 19th century

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Citation

Adams, John Quincy. Speech to the US House of Representatives on Foreign Policy. 4 July 1821, US Capitol Building, Washington DC, USA.