Samantha’s Reviews > The Middle Generation: A Novel of John Quincy Adams and the Monroe Doctrine > Status Update
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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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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
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
"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
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
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
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
Samantha
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His opinions were so unaccountable that they surprised even him by their absurdity.
— Nov 21, 2023 11:47AM
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
