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Quotation from Inaugural Address (John Adams) by John Adams

“It may be foreign nations who govern us, and not we, the people, who govern ourselves”

John Adams

Inaugural Address (John Adams), Inaugural address, paragraph on elections (Project Gutenberg #4938)

Adams warns of what follows if foreign powers can buy or frighten a deciding vote.

Citation: "It may be foreign nations who govern us, and not we, the people, who govern ourselves" — John Adams, Inaugural Address (John Adams), Inaugural address, paragraph on elections (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id john-adams-inaugural-address-q7)

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