"There are three points of doctrine the belief of which forms the foundation of all morality. The first is the existence of God; the second is the immortality of the human soul; and the third is a future state of rewards and punishments.
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John Quincy Adams, byname Old Man Eloquent, (July 11, 1767 — February 23, 1848), sixth president of the United States (1825–1829) and eldest son of President John Adams. In his pre-presidential years he was one of America’s greatest diplomats (formulating, among other things, the Monroe Doctrine), and in his post-presidential years (as a U.S. congressman, 1831–1848) he conducted a consistent and often dramatic fight against the expansion of slavery.