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Quotation from Inaugural Address (John Quincy Adams) by John Quincy Adams
“except the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh but in vain”
Inaugural Address (John Quincy Adams), Inaugural address (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Psalm 127:1, quoted in the closing sentence as Adams commits himself and the country to Providence.
Citation: "except the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh but in vain" — John Quincy Adams, Inaugural Address (John Quincy Adams), Inaugural address (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id john-quincy-adams-inaugural-address-q8)
