political gravitation, n.All

Political gravitation (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Adams's law that Cuba, like an apple torn from its tree by a storm, must sooner or later fall into American hands.