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Quotation from Inaugural Address (John Quincy Adams) by John Quincy Adams
“There still remains one effort of magnanimity, one sacrifice of prejudice and passion, to be made by the individuals throughout the nation who have heretofore followed the standards of political party”
Inaugural Address (John Quincy Adams), Inaugural address (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Adams's appeal to former partisans to lay aside rancor after the disputed election.
Citation: "There still remains one effort of magnanimity, one sacrifice of prejudice and passion, to be made by the individuals throughout the nation who have heretofore followed the standards of political party" — John Quincy Adams, Inaugural Address (John Quincy Adams), Inaugural address (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id john-quincy-adams-inaugural-address-q6)
