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> [Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude. I am therefore utterly averse to the admission of Slavery into the Missouri Territory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-magnitude-i-am-therefore-utterly/)

[John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/)

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> [“Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude and I am utterly averse to the admission of Slavery into the Missouri Territories.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-magnitude-and-i-am-utterly/)

[John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/)

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> [“James Tallmadge of New York was the first to try to address this issue by limiting slavery in Missouri, and the Tallmadge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/james-tallmadge-of-new-york-was-the-first-to-try-to-address-this/)

[Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-river-editors/)

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