The book John Adams by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster, 2001) is an engaging and descriptive portrait of the life and times of a truly remarkable man. John Adams was a plain man, but a brilliant and courageous warrior for God-given right of personal liberty of all people. He did not seek fame, but he never shied away from the call to serve the greater good of his country, at great personal expense and risk - as did many of the patriots of his time. He was one of the most upright, honest and selfless men, ever. Additionally, his devoted and extremely intelligent wife, Abigail, was his equal partner in every way, deserving of a large share of the credit for his tremendous contributions to the founding of the United States of America.
Oh, that we today had but a few statesmen of John Adam's stature, who truly placed the good of the people of the whole country above personal gain and power.
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Yes, we definitely lack statesmen in favor of politicians.
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