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TwihardTeamEdward t1_j61rivw wrote

Reply to comment by BaltimoreBadger23 in TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp

A pretty great person for the standards of his time as well. He was staunchly anti-slavery.

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davtruss t1_j62voed wrote

It is a travesty that he and his father don't collectively merit an Adams Monument.

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TacoS4Me-69-420 t1_j63617c wrote

itd just get removed or vandalised by antifa or minorities, so really why bother.

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