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To Preserve, To Improve, And To Perpetuate The Sources And To Direct In Their Most Effective Channels The Streams Which Contribute To The Public Weal Is The Purpose For Which Government Was Instituted.

-John Quincy Adams

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To Preserve, To Improve, And To Perpetuate

John Quincy Adams

To Preserve, To Improve, And To Perpetuate The Sources And To Direct In Their Most Effective Channels The Streams Which Contribute To The Public Weal Is The Purpose For Which Government Was Instituted.

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