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“What Is Truth?”

The American Mind

CHAPTER

John Quincy Adams - The Power of Culture and Habit and Political Structure

John Quincy Adams went to Europe with his father when he was 13. He saw a lot of fat priests and skinny people, as well as poor living conditions. From John Quincy's perspective, it was like traveling back in time to some backward Catholic misery dome. So the power of culture and habit and political structure on offer right there.

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