John Adams? Thomas Jefferson? John Ewing? John Hurt? Question for Quote Investigator: Surprisingly, one of the founding fathers of the United States was skeptical about the long-term viability of democracy. The statesman believed that the proponents of democracy were philosophically immature. He was sympathetic to a young person of fifteen who found the system attractive, …
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Quote Origin: Facts Are Stubborn Things
John Adams? Tobias Smollett? Alain-René Lesage? Question for Quote Investigator: In class last year we studied the Boston Massacre and our history book said that John Adams, who later became the second President of the United States, defended the soldiers who shot and killed the protesters. During the defense Adams used the famous phrase: Facts …