PCPaul C. Nagel

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Paul C. Nagel

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01Undated

The world shall retire from me before I shall retire from the world. John Quincy Adams

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02Undated

The life-changing encounters that John Quincy Adams made as an adolescent on his own in Stockholm began with a friendship he struck up at a bookstore.

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03Undated

The author points out that, with life in provincial Washington difficult for those not of independent means, Adams and his wife undervalued the social connections that others found vital. They often made an impression as distant and prideful.

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04Undated

Adams met with a convention on keeping the Sabbath and found the atmosphere surprisingly similar to that in Congress. Legalistic disputes so abounded that he found it difficult to keep order.

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05Undated

My countenance in my old-age does injustice to my heart. John Quincy Adams

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06Undated

Adams looks forward to teaching his granddaughters about planting trees, noting that they already show inclination toward this and need only be encouraged in the naturalist pursuits he has found so healthy.

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07Undated

Since chess was such a painful test of intellect, it affected his emotions too much to be sport.

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