{"id":575392,"date":"2021-06-28T12:35:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575392"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:35:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:35:45","slug":"watch-our-colossus-how-john-adams-served-and-saved-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-our-colossus-how-john-adams-served-and-saved-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: \u2018Our Colossus\u2019: How John Adams Served And Saved The United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-our-colossus-how-john-adams-served-and-saved-the-united-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575392&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Brad-Thompson.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>In the latest five-minute video for PragerU, Clemson professor Brad Thompson breaks down the life of Founding Father John Adams, and explains how Adams saved the United States before it had even begun.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson, a professor of political science and author of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Revolutionary Mind,\u201d said that a single speech from Adams convinced the Second Continental Congress to declare independence from Great Britain and launch the Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n<p>On July 1, 1776, in Philadelphia, \u201cwhen the forces against independence appeared to have the upper hand, Adams rose to his feet. Without notes and without any preparation, he made the case for independence. By the time he sat down, the case had been won,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a transcript of what he said. If we did, Adams might rank even higher than he does now among the Founding Fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The professor noted that Adams\u2019 fellow Founding Father Thomas Jefferson praised Adams years later as \u201cour Colossus on the floor,\u201d giving a speech so powerful in \u201cthought and expression\u201d that it \u201cmoved us from our seats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams was a difficult man to get along with. Born in 1735 near Boston, Adams was driven. He was \u201cbrilliant, demanding, meticulous, but often irascible,\u201d Thompson said. He would inevitably fight with anyone he came to work with, yet Adams\u2019 character and intellect earned respect and appreciation from his colleagues, as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdams relentlessly pushed himself to rise early, work hard, and live a moral life. He strove \u2014 in the language of the day \u2014 for a life of virtue over vice,\u201d Thomson said. In 1765, Adams came to the public\u2019s attention with a speech opposing the Stamp Act, and dedicated himself to the struggle for American independence for the next 18 years.<\/p>\n<p>During the Revolution, Adams, then in his forties, served as an emissary and diplomat, crossing the Atlantic four times despite deadly storms, disease, and potential execution at the hands of British authorities. Adams played a key role in securing French support in the Revolutionary War, and in negotiating the Treaty of Paris in which the British crown officially recognized the United States as an independent country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor all these efforts, Adams was paid virtually nothing. But fortune was never his aim. Creating a new, better, freer country than the world had ever known was all that he cared about,\u201d Thompson explained. \u201cAs one delegate to the Continental Congress said, \u2018The man to whom the country is most indebted for the great measure of independence is Mr. John Adams.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the war, Adams followed George Washington as president of the United States. Adams held the post for one term marked by two major achievements: convincing Congress to build a navy in order to secure America\u2019s future, and refusing to get the U.S. entangled in a war in Europe despite pressure from France.<\/p>\n<p>Adams remained a patriot dedicated to American independence for the remainder of his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approached, a 91-year-old Adams was asked to provide a toast for the upcoming celebration,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cHe offered two words: \u2018independence forever.\u2019 It turned out to be his last public utterance. How fitting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Adams: American Founder and Second President | 5 Minute Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gSOpIxSE4b0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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