faulted Adams for acting like a coward, but if to think about it, it's a lot easier to go to war than it is to keep peace. It's also quite difficult to go against the majority of ones colleagues who continually pressure you to act. John Adams may not have been the greatest president because of his ambition. However, he was a much better president than what he was given credit for. He was a brave and an honorable man who gave up re-election by not going to war. That's real honor. To give up one's own selfish needs for the good of one's country. John Adams was a much better president than he was given credit for....
