e President Jefferson removed many of these. (Langgath) John Adams ended his presidency on a sad note. John Adams was an unpopular president of his time. However, if you evaluate his presidency, he was not at all a bad president. Throughout his presidency, many things had happened which have left the United States ashamed. The Sedition Act totally contradicts the First Amendment, which states that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peacefully to assemble, or to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. This act was not a justified act. (Bowen) John Adams had made a lot of foolish mistakes during his presidency. However, there were great things which he had done. Those are the things society seems to forget about. People look only to criticize. No one wants to praise others. Because of John Adams, the United States was trading goods with France. He turned an enemy into a friend without using violence. The United States did want to go to war because France had disrespected them. There were a lot of patriots who were willing to go to war. But could a developing nation such as the United States defeat a world power? If Adams had gone to war, many young men would have crawled into their early graves. "There is no such thing as a good war or bad peace".(Bowen) There were good things said about John Adams. Johnathan Sewall once said that "Adams has a heart formed for friendship and susceptible and susceptible of it's fondest feelings. He is humane, generous, and open; warm in his friendly attachments, though perhaps rather implacable to those whom he thinks his enemies. (Ellis) John Adams was not a bad president. However, because of society's selfish and impatient needs, he was made out to be the enemy. They ...
