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Samantha
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Why couldn't I anticipate contingencies in public settings the way I did in foreign policy?
— Nov 25, 2023 04:23AM
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Samantha
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Better a good leader than a perfect critic.
— Nov 25, 2023 04:22AM
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Samantha
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"Standards have shifted."
"They've lowered."
"They'll lower further if the presidency becomes a farce." - prophetic
— Nov 25, 2023 04:21AM
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"They've lowered."
"They'll lower further if the presidency becomes a farce." - prophetic
Samantha
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How strange to lose to Jackson, a man whose defining achievement was winning a single, daylong battle where he held every advantage. Whereas I'd saved the New World and no one cared. - The American public hasn't changed much...
— Nov 25, 2023 04:20AM
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Samantha
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The iron mask you wear for the world. An image you wish us all to believe. The wise man who will guide America toward virtue.
— Nov 25, 2023 04:17AM
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Samantha
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"Mr Adams is right," the President said. Divine words, the best our language ever produced.
— Nov 25, 2023 04:16AM
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Samantha
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If the Union must dissolve, slavery was precisely the question upon which is ought to break.
— Nov 21, 2023 11:48AM
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Samantha
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His opinions were so unaccountable that they surprised even him by their absurdity.
— Nov 21, 2023 11:47AM
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Samantha
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Your premise is rooted in people being rational and embracing moderation so everyone gets something, but history tell us we're an emotional species. The South is motivated by spite as much as by financial interest and the three-fifths clause enables them.
— Nov 21, 2023 11:46AM
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Samantha
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The prior generation imposed a philosophy of freedom on a slavery-obsessed society and hoped freedom would prevail.
— Nov 21, 2023 11:43AM
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Samantha
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That was judgmental, but in fairness, I spared no one from my opinions.
— Nov 17, 2023 12:07PM
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Samantha
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Mr Adams displayed greater diplomatic judgment than any American since Dr Franklin.
— Nov 17, 2023 12:06PM
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Samantha
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Yet if I lived another two centuries I still would not grasp humanity's interest in socializing for its own sake. Same, JQA. Same.
— Nov 17, 2023 12:04PM
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Samantha
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Be wary of Jackson. Don't believe you can control him. He's chaos personified. - Henry Clay
— Nov 15, 2023 01:35PM
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Samantha
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His greatest joys were mint juleps and torturing me. - JQA on Henry Clay
— Nov 15, 2023 01:26PM
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Samantha
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There shall not be another President from the Revolutionary generation. The torch is passing. If we stick together, Mr Adams, we shall triumph over our adversaries and define the coming era of American politics. ~ John C Calhoun
— Nov 15, 2023 12:31PM
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It was now an issue of life and death. Failure would destroy me and my family. A disgrace for generations. Through history. My name synonymous with shame. - the Adamses placed a *little* bit of pressure on JQA
— Nov 15, 2023 11:02AM
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Characters like Van Buren were why most Americans were cynical about politics - Oh, if they could see us now!
— Nov 15, 2023 11:01AM
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Slavery is ancient and simple. Freedom is modern and complex. I've no doubt which will survive. ~ JQA
— Nov 15, 2023 10:58AM
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