Reply #40: "If I'm the one to do it, they'll run their quill pens through it"

[nuxvomica]

I played Adams in a non-nusical version of "1776" in school and I'll never forget that line. Though a great Founding Father he was a terrible president who got us involved in an undeclared war, politicized the judiciary, and restricted civil rights with the Alien and Sedition Acts. It's interesting to compare the issues in the 1800 election with those in play today.