John Adams Ending

"Oh posterity!
"You will never know how much it cost us to preserve your freedom. I hope that you will make a good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in heaven that I ever took half the pains to preserve it."

[@georgecorrea8530]

John Adams was a brilliant man with integrity. Agree or disagree with some of his ideas or decisions he definitely was genuine and worked hard driven by passion and conviction.

[@tonyjones2308]

If you've never read the letters between John and Abigail, I urge you to do so. So much to be gained from them. Opens a window on life in 18th century British North America and the formation of the United States. I fell in love with this mini series when they released it in the UK. The 18th century is so appallingly ignored for drama etc. So much happened!

[@Demun1649]

And also ignored is life during extended periods of peace. Or life in the 1300-1500 periods, where the only dramas are about the bluidy monarchy or the privileged rich, and not about the serfs who provide the wealth that the rich steal and live on. And, of course, that goes on today, and no drama about the corruption of characters such as Boris Johnson, Jacob Reet Smugg or the Barclay brothers. Or the corruption, sleaze, and immorality of the current monarchy. Especially the way that Charlie Sausage Fingers the Turd has treated his tenant farmers in Cornwall.

[@franciscodanconia45]

And here we are in 2020, having squandered and dishonored everything John Adams accomplished and stood for. May God have mercy on us.

[@1969cmp]

....I could not have said it better. Cheers from Oz.

[@RUdigitized]

Here here!

[@dnzswithwombats]

Our Redeemer lives! When we squander everything, Jesus is still our Rock and our Redeemer. Heaven and earth will pass away, but His words will never pass away. He is our Hope.

[@dnzswithwombats]

@@philm9593 Kindred blood, thanks cousin!

[@jeremyrossi2716]

This is the most wholesome comment section I’ve ever seen (that may be due to YT’s shite algorithm not sharing videos of TRUE freedom and virtue but my point still stands). Good job 👏

[@evancoveney6268]

It is the height of human hubris for anyone to assume, definitely, the quality as to which we have allocated the liberty given to us. It is equally unreasonable to assume a legitimacy of such observations on not just the past, but also to hold such high hopes for the future. Forgive my flowery language, as I seek to publish my comment in a dialect and vernacular which appropriately respects our forefathers. It is my personal opinion that the best manner in which to spend the freedom we've been endowed is to do so in such manner that we do not regret the possibilities we decide to option. Honor your forefathers, fight for your forebears.

[@a.alistair9087]

Hey. I'll put my response to a previous comment here. (This series had a profound impact on my life and awareness of our precious heritage of freedom): America has done a lot of great things with freedom. I think that while the founders would be proud of America's numerous achievements, they'd be disappointed in how prosperity has made us weak and wasteful. Honestly, honoring that Constitution is the only thing for me that could possibly preserve America in the face of her enemies, both domestic and abroad.

[@manyleaves]

So true.

[@OldWorkingMan]

I feel sorry for anyone who has watched this movie but hasn't read "John Adams" by David McCullough

[@stevewilson5292]

You've just motivated me to look for it at my local public library.

[@dominickaquino9195]

I was saying to some coworkers recently, the salvation of the country will be done by the old confederacy. It's just too ironic. Food for thought. To keep idiots from misinterpreting it, I am not talking about slavery. Slavery was an abomination.

[@deathcomesforthosewhotroll7804]

You really don't understand the inherent flaws of a Confederacy, which is illuminated by such an ignorant comment that you attempt to dress up with a position most logical people would agree with. Good, but not valid or sound in terms of an argumentation style. Our Founders knew one thing, a Confederacy would lead to endless war after war amongst the states much like they saw in Western Europe. The Articles of Confederation, which was replaced by the Constitution in 1787, was far too weak even then to band together the states in a cohesive Union to avoid such an outcome of war after war. Our country would be doing quite well actually if more people that voted were historically and politically literate, but sadly, they're single issue voters a lot of the time, and Republicans of the modern era tend to act like wannabe Confederates, which given their failed deadly coup in January of this year, shows just how willfully ignorant your statement really is.

[@davidgreen3001]

@@deathcomesforthosewhotroll7804 You voted in a demented old man who destroyed the economy, destroyed our border, ruined Afghanistan, pushed Russia into a war, and made people's lives worse across the planet because you were offended by a few mean words. You shouldn't be allowed to vote.

[@pendragonshall]

Adams and all the rest must be so ashamed of whats going on right now. The sad part. Half of you will think I'm talking about Trump. I'm not. These modern democrats are the ones our founding fathers warned us about. MLK and Malcolm X warned us of them as well.

[@randomizer01j23]

The kind of love John and Abigail Adams have is the kind I hope to find one day

[@rebelwithoutaclue8164]

Rottsa Ruck

[@nephalos666]

Fat chance in today's modern age.

[@phreak761]

I fear the day may never come.

[@jeffreyking279]

We have pissed away everything this man stood for......

[@deathcomesforthosewhotroll7804]

The 1/3 of our nation that has given into the Trump cult has literally spit in the faces of our Founding Fathers and every soldier to fight and, or lay down their life for the Union. The other 1/3 is doing their part while the remaining 1/3 does nothing about it at all in the hopes it'll all just blow over because they're too cowardly to realize our Union is in peril.

[@Wacholderwald]

John Adams said, "Liberty once lost is lost forever." He also said, "The true source of our suffering has been our timidity. We have been afraid to think. ... Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write." "The prospect now before us in America ought...to engage the attention of every man of learning to matters of power and right, that we may be neither led nor driven blindfolded to irretrievable destruction." God, help us! I hope John Adams is praying for us now in Heaven!

[@thunderbird1921]

For sure. I'll tell you what both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson would likely say upon seeing our modern government: "What do you people have here, a President or an elected Emperor?!" Not only have we allowed our nation to be dumbed down, form a "cancel culture" and deteriorate morally, but we have allowed both parties to assembled so much power within the executive branch (agency regulations, executive orders, etc.) that Congress has lost 2/3 or more of its power. It's no wonder each election tears this country apart nowadays. We are becoming a worse system of monarchy than the one we separated from 245 years ago!

[@sharkyfish3492]

and we came so close to loosing our liberty with Trump and the insurrection. Our very structure of what our founding father's laid down was at risk. The whole system tested on that terrible day Jan 6th

[@zsedcftglkjh]

@@sharkyfish3492 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF

[@asia06100]

the ending and quote is very eerie. I shudder to think if he is repenting.

[@Deathrydar]

I am sure he is!

[@hagamapama]

I am not so sure. We have made our share of mistakes as a nation, but we've come closer to the nation Adams dreamed of than he was ever able to achieve in his own lifetime. Our respect for the rights of all Americans today is radically better than it was in the 18th century, of that there is no dispute at all, and if you asked John Adams, I'm sure he'd tell you that that was worth everything else.

[@hagamapama]

Well I simply do not agree.

[@KurasakiBleachigo1]

liberty must be re-won sometimes. he got us two hundred years of freedom, influenced the creation of democracies across the world and the rise of democracy as the dominant system of government, and created for us an example which we might follow should the need to recreate our democracy ever arise.

[@albertcampos959]

@@KurasakiBleachigo1 I think that need amd that time is once again at our doorstep. In the 240 + years since, we've become lazy, complacent and worse of all...manipulated.

[@Davidnerfz]

I'm not even American, but learning about what the founding fathers and early Americans did and the sacrifices they endured to bring liberty to the people has my full respect.

[@robbhahn8897]

"Oh, posterity!" That quote should be required to be spoken before every public elementary and high school class every day.

[@SRP3572]

We as a country, have not made good use of it. Especially when you have commies and marxists in this country who call for it's destruction because reeeeeeeee reasons and patriarchy and bad orange man bad hurt my safe space

[@robbhahn8897]

@@SRP3572 because those were the 'times that try mens souls'. These days everyone is just try-ing to get what they can for themselves.

[@george7776]

Make good use of it , Posterity ! They went to great pains to get it , so let us use it wisely , and not throw it away , to those who would destroy it for their own power and gain , through fraud . And divide the land for gain , such as , globalists and communists .

[@SRP3572]

@Philip Greenwald oh I agree. You've got greedy power hungry war mongering corrupt as fuck leftists and push over pussy greedy old pricks on the right. The rest of us are caught in the cross-fire of division and hatred, but as a statistic, there's more hatred being pushed and championed on the Left.

[@SRP3572]

@@george7776 well spoken, sir. The history of America will be looked upon with a high focus lens by future generations, and the years after viet nam will be judged, I fear, the most harsh. The last 20 will be looked upon with what can only be great disdain and amazement that a country founded on the principles of freedom, liberty, life, self determination and equality can sink so far in to the abyss of hatred, division, bribery, thievery, laziness and self aggrandisement.

[@aslynelf]

I bet Adams is royally pissed at what we have become.

[@kevinzhang3313]

That's because of you. No one is forcing any one of us to fuck up. Pissed? No. Disappointed that you're typing up comments like this instead of taking part in your society as a citizen.

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

For you people out there whining that their ancestors didn't make good use of their liberty, need I remind you that the USA is the most successful nation in human history!? Good grief! Your ancestors have indeed done much good with their liberty! You and your generation, however, needs to wrestle its liberty back from an over-grown government, so that your descendants may continue to work wonders with their liberty, else you will continue to lose your liberty and America will lose its prominence. "The natural progress of things is for the government to gain ground and for liberty to yield." - Thomas Jefferson

[@MarcelAltmann]

I'm Only A Man And I Will Die Some Day how do you define a successful nation ? When you judge by any standards I go by the US are not even remotely successful

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

@@MarcelAltmann I'm more interested in your definition of a successful nation.

[@monizdm]

Same for most of the founders. I don't think that they were taking musket balls in the torso for a bigger value meal or the latest iPhone.

[@chasemcnab7610]

It drove me to tears when Abigail died “Do not leave me my friend…” Take away the history of these figures and just see the people, a man who lost not just the woman he loved but someone who knew him and cherished him so closely, who chuckled at his little acts of pride and ego where others would have berated him, who saw his best qualities and could be open and bare with him as he was with her. To let someone in like that is not just to lose someone else but to lose a very part of yourself.

[@danbytp]

We all should be so fortunate to have a Love like this!

[@monjiaitaly]

The men and women of that time had principals and lived by them, no one has principals today. It will be our downfall.

[@complexityofficial4386]

Hey, watched this whole series in a day, was crying like a baby at this scene. So much god damn freedom in this series

[@napoleon7107]

Agree The slaves was not in the picture

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

Cries in Alien and Sedition Acts.

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

@@napoleon7107 Did you even watch this series? Slavery was discussed several times and there were slaves in it.

[@napoleon7107]

I'm Only A Man And I Will Die Some Day yeah i know. Thats why i Made that ironic statement about that other guys comment about that there was so much ”freedom” in that series. The United states was a nation formed by slaves and slave owners. Freedom is the last f@cking Word one Should associate whit the United states of america

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

@@napoleon7107 Yeah if only you were educated on the true history of slavery, you'd know that some parts of the south wanted to end slavery but the king wouldn't let them. His laws wouldn't even let them sell off their slaves. "he has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating it's most sacred rights of life & liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. this piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers, is the warfare of the CHRISTIAN king of Great Britain. determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought & sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce: and that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, & murdering the people upon whom he also obtruded them; thus paying off former crimes committed against the liberties of one people, with crimes which he urges them to commit against the lives of another." -The original draft of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ruffdrft.html 600,000 Americans died fighting to end slavery, yet you equate the USA with the opposite of slavery? You ignorant and grotesque ingrate! If you have the courage to learn the truth, start here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIjVl52Lr76phtE

[@Conn30Mtenor]

I wish that I had found an Abigail.

[@conorford7852]

Don't we all

[@TheJediSlayer7]

I choked up at the end when he gave his final line. I literally thought back to see if I had pissed on the gift they gave me or used it to its fullest.

[@mosescordovero8163]

what does urine have to do with it?

[@erc9468]

It is a tough ideal to live up to. We can only do our best to oppose the forces that have arrayed themselves against liberty.

[@Brian-on8kb]

Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost us, to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make a good Use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it. Truest words ever uttered!

[@robertlynch7013]

A great man. A great marriage. A great life.

[@ilmsff7]

In Heaven there are is no sorrow and no pain. But, I fear John Adams is doing some repenting.

[@josephstevens9888]

John and Abagail Adams - truly a great American love story. Everyone wishes to find a life partner in which they could have an emotional intimacy as they had. Tragically, few of us ever do. HBO's John Adams - one of my favorite all-time miniseries!

[@danielnavich5790]

I can only hope my life will be 1/4 as important

[@taylorahern3755]

Thank You Mr. Adams. Thank You very much, from one Quincy Massachusetts lad to another (your titanic, undying & heartfelt efforts will forever be cherished, greatly appreciated & lavishly praised, & were not in vain!)❤🙏

[@robertschlemmer6032]

I like to think, this was how they met once again in heaven.

[@tominrichmond]

Well, since the ignorant pajama boys are pissing on his statue, I think Adams has his answer, sadly.

[@mosescordovero8163]

this is one of the top ten greatest movies i have ever seen, whether on television or in the theatres. it should be required viewing for anybody who cares about America

[@masterhaterbater5927]

America is dead now. 50 years from now it won't even be white.

[@miamitten1123]

It was a TV series

[@stevecoleman2250]

It is a irony that both John Adams Snr and John Quincy Adams, the senior for his efforts in the War of Independence and diplomacy and raising money for that war, and John Quincy for his years of diplomatic service and his role in “Armistrad” affair, that both their roles as President as considered mediocre by historians.

[@khfan4life365]

I bawled when Abigail died and John was begging her not to go. My dad heard me crying and said that Abigail and John died years ago. I replied that it was still sad.

[@robertisham5279]

The founding fathers would be appalled at what this country turned out to be and rightfully so.

[@joeblow5106]

@Gelmir Curufin its not the trumps, its the liberal fascicts that are the danger. The founding fathers were for rule of law and would be appaled at the tearing down of statues, looting, rioting etc. In the name of "racism" haha give me a break

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

While I respect the founders greatly, America wouldn’t have half the problems we’re dealing with now if they would’ve just had the courage to end slavery outright from the beginning instead of the half assed gradual approach they took.

[@historyprofessor1985]

@@TheNightWatcher1385 , Its easy to make such a statement in the context of today's time vs. theirs. The slavery issue was very divisive, and in order to get a "union", this was something that Adams himself said must "sleep for awhile". Don't get me wrong, I agree that it would have been wonderful had they tackled the issue in 1787, come what may, but you must always remember context when evaluating history, and what could have occurred if there were no compromise on slavery.

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

Juarez Lee-Shelton Yet their plan to gradually end slavery failed specifically because they were too afraid to tackle it immediately. And because of that reluctance, 600,000 men had to die to finally write that wrong. That’s shameful.

[@robertisham5279]

@@TheNightWatcher1385 Actually some of the founding fathers were members of the American colonization society so they were trying to end slavery

[@alvinleong269]

Right time right place and the right people to found and lead the republic.🙏

[@mivapusa]

It does not escape me that Mr. Adams indeed must be repenting his struggles in heaven now, at the sight of what his legacy has been twisted into.

[@benjaminbyrnison4882]

What has it become?

[@koiledlogic9336]

John Adams would probably have supported the strong central government of the United States leading the world in Democracy. Democracy supported by liberty and general welfare for its people. Crushing dictatorships of the communist and the fascist.

[@jerrythebaum4388]

We have failed you, John. And for that, I am eternally sorry.

[@Pius-XI]

243 years as an independent country…I'd hardly call that a failure. I feel President Adams and the founding fathers would be delighted

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

Ya! It's this guys fault that over 250 years the USA has lost liberty! GET HIM, BOYS!

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

For you people out there whining that their ancestors didn't make good use of their liberty, need I remind you that the USA is the most successful nation in human history!? Good grief! Your ancestors have indeed done much good with their liberty! You and your generation, however, needs to wrestle its liberty back from an over-grown government, so that your descendants may continue to work wonders with their liberty, else you will continue to lose your liberty and America will lose its prominence. "The natural progress of things is for the government to gain ground and for liberty to yield." - Thomas Jefferson

[@jerrythebaum4388]

@@Pius-XI Over the last century alone.... - The federal reserve banking system--printing our currency out of thin air, once backed by gold is now backed by nothing and has propped up one giant bubble phony economy. - What's next, the Patriot act? Probably the most unpatriotic legislation ever conjured up for comedic effect. - A global military hegemony, all over the world with hundreds of military bases. We no longer hold our neutral posture and only seek to coerce, loot or destroy other nations. - A rotting society. Full of uneducated or brainwashed commie idiots. An overly sexed up ridiculous culture that hardly has any god damn self respect or morals. Got pregnant when you weren't ready to be? No problem!! Kill the fucker! - Open talk about taking away our rights to defend ourselves--firearms. Our second amendment right. A right that is self evident and doesn't need a god damn piece of paper to begin with. People also legitimizing "hate speech" and thought policing. - Now we got the COVID 2020 scam-demic and people acting like good little obedient sheep to wear masks and socially distance themselves. Anyone who speaks up or out against the bullshit, google will censor the shit out of you. - Also NOW, we got some impending race war that seemingly came out of our asses....with the dregs of society openly threatening or outright assaulting people on the streets for a difference of opinion. - All meanwhile.... politicians, bankers, and top executive multinationals just rubbing their fucking hands together like its Christmas while we are losing our fucking minds and killing each other. Yeah. We progressed so much as a nation. Should I go on? Welcome to 1984.

[@rondacey7595]

You don't know what you've lost.untill you don't have it anymore. It's worth dieing for. I leaned that in my years as a marine

[@alexius23]

The leads were perfectly cast...

[@michaelcasey5155]

Thank God for men like John Adams. This generation must not squander the precious gift of our liberty. Many have sacrificed and fought to preserve our freedom. Thank God every day for being an American.

[@mdlamerica2754]

Seems as our love and recognition of freedom has waned through the years, so has our use of the English language.

[@tc556guy]

By design; those in power do not want an educated populace. They want barely literate serfs who do what they're told.

[@amlosaxon1773]

This Mini-Series She'd Light on one of the Less Talked about Founding Father's someone who was contraversial at his time but tried to keep our young Nation out of a Potentially disastrous war with France and this Mini-Series is very accurate and everyone acting and representing different historical figures does an amazing job potraying them for these reasons this Mini-Series is one of HBO's Finest just my opinion.

[@godssara6758]

The book this is based on is amazing. David McCullough by far the best historian. He also wrote "1776" they should do that next

[@vcab6875]

Behind every truly great man is a greater women (wife and/or mother). Lucky ones get both.

[@Avalanche041]

All the people in the comments talking about how the founding fathers must all be turning in their graves. How Adams must be repenting in heaven. I believe there are a great many things the founding fathers would be disappointed to see. But I think they would greatly appreciate how far we have come as a nation since our time as 13 small colonies at the edge of the world. The United States as a nation, spans the continent stretching from sea to shining sea, we have become the world foremost military power, our influence stretches the globe, our nation provides aid and relief to dozens of less fortunate countries around the world. Our people live in a level of comfort and abundance that is only rivaled by Europe and a few other countries around the globe. We Americans have become a proud and just people, we survived a civil war, the most destructive war in our history, the United States has come to the rescue of the old world on numerous occasions (often times thanklessly) and today our country serves as a beacon for democracy across the globe. I have no illusions though, our country has problems, lots of them. Crime, corruptions, corporate greed, sedentary life styles, infighting, political squabbling and deadlock, but despite all of that, there is still hope for us. And as long as their is hope, as long as we have a country, a free country, then we will have made the founding fathers proud.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

I wonder what the founders would think of America today as a world power stronger than Britain.

[@Idkbutidk-u2t]

One of if not the best shows I have ever watched the acting is so good ! The ending is sad

[@roberthaworth8991]

This country is by no means worthy of the sacrifices the FF made, and the genius they used to work up mere raw material into a shining example to the world -- once.

[@terragthegreat175]

I think John Adams means in the last little part that he hopes we do good tjings with our freedom, but I don't think,any of the founders expected it to last. They knew how humans worked and eventually freedom would be tightened up. What he was hoping was that as long as we are free, we do good with it. Seeing as America is the most innovative country, has the nost medical and scientific discoveries, and provides aid to countries that need it, perhaps he won't be dissapointed in that regard. Although he would feel saddened that we let our country come to the state that it is in.

[@rckburris]

I know it has been awhile since you write this post but it is very insightful. I often wonder what the Founding Fathers would think of our Republic now. How disappointed would they be in what we have become?

[@a.alistair9087]

America has done a lot of great things with freedom. I think that while the founders would be proud of America's numerous achievements, they'd be disappointed in how prosperity has made us weak and wasteful. Honestly, honoring that Constitution is the only thing for me that could possibly preserve America in the face of her enemies, both domestic and abroad.

[@victorsteiner6922]

I think the Founding fathers wouldn't be proud of your nation. Oh don't get me wrong, you've done many great things that have benefited your fellow man, I do not deny this. But there has been much evil and selfishness as well. I don't know what they wanted for us, but I doubt honoring them was something they desired. If anything, they wanted you lot to do better. So I put it to you Americans, have you done better?

[@albertcampos959]

@@victorsteiner6922 we have let the foundation and spirit they worked hard to create, fall in the hands on the powerful and manipulative few, and they have lolled us into this vegetative state, while the plucked and stripped us of the gifts this man and other of that great era, worked so hard to attain. It was too good to last, too much to dream...

[@victorsteiner6922]

@@albertcampos959 I think I can agree with that.

[@davidbarfield3489]

This is when politicians actually worked for the people.

[@jacobcurley4742]

Not really. The founding fathers were super interested in disinterested statesmanship, I.e. the people are a dumb horde that will lead us all to ruin. Not to mention the whole slavery thing.

[@kevinzhang3313]

Politicians are the people. Don't forget that.

[@davidbarfield3489]

Kevin Zhang That makes no sense.

[@koolmckool7039]

@@davidbarfield3489 Politicians are from the people. The politicians are just that, people. They can be greedy, uncaring people, but that's everyone person really.

[@shlmel]

The perfect words to begin 2020.

[@sconnell1791]

And then look how it turned out...

[@argus1393]

He is repenting now. We are squandering his legacy.

[@82ghall]

2021 wake up

[@stevedyer6252]

Absolutely beautiful ending. When that day comes...when the human race becomes extinct.... I pray that our one single legacy above all others that we all will be remembered by -- is that down through the ages ...no matter how many times tyranny raised its hand to rob us ....we the human race fought and preserved the one thing that we were meant to preserve (for posterity) -- freedom

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

When the human race becomes extinct there will be nothing to hear a tale told by no one.

[@PoliticusRex632]

I wish they had a series on Washington.

[@buffalobison3424]

Your wish has been granted! www.history.com/shows/washington/season-1

[@DMNssms]

And now he is repenting.

[@DarkStormProduction5]

Can you believe that the final lines "Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it." was something John Adams actually said?

[@uptoolate2793]

Yes. Why the shock at the idea?

[@clarkindee]

Beautiful.

[@Odstx17]

Thank you John Adams.

[@sconnell1791]

He is now repenting from heaven. We have wasted what they gave us.

[@Q45t]

John Adams to Joe Biden. How far we have fallen.

[@ReformedSooner24]

I think the Frankfurt school and the ideology started by students of a grumpy German Santa Clause lookin dufus had some part to play in all that if I’m being honest.

[@taylorahern3755]

From the top of Penn's Hill in South Quincy (where this scene was meant to take place, presumably) you can see, right pivot, much of the far off downtown Boston skyline & the rolling Blue Hills to the left over a 1 mile yonder including my hometown of Squantum almost 5 miles away to the northeast (a famed Irish Riviera!). And atop that sacred hill rests The Abigail Adams Cairn. Proud, enduring & indomitable. Just the perfect place to go relax, unwind & reflect. American History within reach (a rustic hill surrounded by suburban dwellings!). A place that was once an incubator for American & Western Democratic ideals, Constitutional rights, restraints on power, legal fairness & forward, transcendent thinking, that area where the homestead of John & Abigail Adams still stands, preserved & consecrated. Radical, groundbreaking & largely taboo ideas & ideals that few dared think about at that time (mid 1700s-early 1800s!), much less express & promulgate. Yet exactly that both John & Abigail Adams did. Fearlessly & freely! In defiance of long established tradition, precedents & doctrines. With pride, purpose & passion. Vigorously undeterred by any doubts or misgivings or opposition from others. Revolutionary new thoughts & views & possibilities leaked forth & sprang from such incubators that churned them out. Just incredible & awe inspiring! Thank You so very much JA & AA, for making this World a better & freer place for many!

[@jimm3846]

I think of this ending scene every time I drive by Furnace Brook prkwy and Newort Ave. It puts things in perspective.

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

It is worth saving , This freedom we have ,

[@bunnybird9342]

I remember when I watched this miniseries with my dad and older sister and when this scene came on (because it was right after John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die) she thought it was John Adams going to the afterlife and was confused at first until she realized it wasn't. This will never stop being funny to me.

[@jeffreylombardo782]

why is there no monument to him!???????????

[@martynspeck]

He wouldn't want one. I'm not sure any of them would want one. Except Hamilton, of course.

[@jeffreylombardo782]

You're probably right.But name how many monuments they're are to some recent Presidents." There were giants in those days"--quote from the Bible.Just as a funeral is for the living-the monuments are for us.To remember-which sadly not many do anymore. Talk about serendipity-to have a collection of such men - and women, living at the right time and place, all dedicated to one cause. Like lining up of all the planets.

[@Pius-XI]

I agree! Why the fuck should MLK get one when this man doesn't

[@ReformedSooner24]

It was interesting to think about how this chapter closed. The founders started to fall victim to time like any and all of us have or will. 30 years roughly after Adams and Jefferson died, the American civil war happened. 50 after that and America tipped the balance against the central powers in WW1 and 30 after that they liberated Europe and the far east. Ah but those are all other chapters. Later chapters. However one not so later Chapter is Texas. Texas was only 10 or so years away from fighting for its own Liberty.

[@victorluna9434]

You lost be on the Texas part but yeah man American history is crazy

[@davidcooke8005]

Abigail Adams was a brilliant writer. I even lifted something she wrote for a song of my own. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Except for plagiarism. Actually I credit her as co-writer on my KZbin music page, even though she's past her copyright date. Credit where due, she was a wordsmith.

[@leeb905]

To be with her from the time she was 19 till she was 73 just awesome

[@Devsfan202]

No-I shudder to think where this country will be in the year 2076-the Tricentennial of their struggle. Luckily-I will be dead myself then!

[@patriotadEEUU]

@manyleaves 9/11 happened and we gave up those freedoms. We failed them. Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.-Benjamin Franklin

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Research that quote. It was all about taxes: people who wanted the advantages of the state without giving their part to finance it.

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Adams, We sold the nation to the Communist Chinese in exchange for cheap plastic Star Wars figurines. Sincerely Your, Posterity.

[@DrdrGames]

Woodrow Wilson is the catalyst of why John Adams is probably repenting today.

[@jimmykicker7775]

I hope he burns in hell for collaborating with those goddamned bankers in bringing in the monstrosity that is the federal reserve.

[@danbytp]

Dylan Palmer Woodrow Wilson was too meek.

[@hippo11222]

John Adams was a Federalist and not a small government politician either in practice or philosophically.

[@jamesfleming9705]

Tim Danby Woodrow wilson was a no good cocksucking sonofabitch.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

@Johann Wolf oh shut up sad that the leggy of hitler is brainwashng millenials today

[@shannonconley5316]

I so much more love this language than mine. And time. But yet I had lived a hundred years ago it would not be...

[@damianreyesavila3402]

.History.

[@cthoadmin7458]

One thing that's certainly lost is the ability to write so poetically.

[@christopherthrawn1333]

It's not over Ladies and Gentlemen. We all know what must be done. Sadly. They drew first blood. It's coming to your home.

[@nuculearbazooka]

if they could see us now their heart would break

[@matthewarnold4557]

Some founders get monuments, some get Broadway musicals, others get 10 part HBO series.

[@curmudgeonextraordinaire1884]

7 actually

[@frodriguez023]

And John Adams is repenting at this right moment looking down how freedom is being taking from us without any resistance from the people...

[@godssara6758]

Thank you Mr Adams. We got this!!!!

[@Briggie]

"Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else." -Frederic Bastiat

[@MrJamberee]

Well, he was wrong. Not everybody.

[@joshhoodrat451]

“when [the law] has exceeded its proper functions, it has not done so merely in some inconsequential and debatable matters. The law has gone further than this; it has acted in direct opposition to its own proper purpose. The law has been used to destroy its own objective: It has been applied to annihilating the justice that it was supposed to maintain; to limiting and destroying rights which its real appeal was to respect. The law has placed the collective force at the disposal of the unscrupulous who wish, without risk, to exploit the person, liberty, and property of others. It has converted plunder into a right, in order to protect plunder. And it has converted lawful defense into a crime, in order to punish lawful defense.” - Frederic Bastiat

[@cyde01]

We have not made a good use of it at all, look at us now. John Adams is surely repenting in heaven now

[@SeanRCope]

Adams to Trump….. His work is not complete nor will it ever be. This is and always has been America’s mission, a republic if we can keep it.

[@trujustice924]

We have done so much good with our freedom, from ending slavery, to developing unprecedented technologies, ending two world wars and civil rights, and finally ending the red Menace (Or perhaps only forcing it underground). I can't honestly say we deserve it today, but I hope and pray the founding fathers are looking down happy with what we have done in the past. Maybe we can redeem ourselves, I don't know, but America was great once.

[@garryparton553]

John Adams died on July 4th 1826, th esame dayn that Thomas Jefferson died. It wasn not a winter's day.

[@thedemoboy]

We should be ashamed of ourselves as a nation.

[@Michaelneiss]

Picture Inspired by the art of Caspar David Friedrich.

[@manyleaves]

@patriotadEEUU We gave up those freedoms because America grew to be slackers.

[@ProfessionalDad]

Watched this series twice now. I think I’ll do it every decade

[@carlosbardales4179]

I purchased the series/dvd's.... I make it a point to watch it every year during the the 4th of July week.... brings me back to the purpose of our nation and the sacrifices made... and even though those old founding father's had their shortcomings... oh how I wish we had politicians now day with one tenth of their sense of duty and love of country.... We, as the American empire are destined to fall as all the other ones before us.. and the ones to come... and this mostly from within... we sure are doing a great job at it now days. I keep pushing and praying to God to give those that vote and those that rule, the wisdom to choose well.

[@OfficialAshArcher]

All that John Adams sacrificed for and fought for, society is at risk of losing. We owe it to our predecessors to be less selfish and educate ourselves to do better… not be swept away among the mobs of passion and lawlessness

[@NeTxGrl]

This makes me weepy eyed.

[@KleopatraLtd]

We should be ashamed of ourselves as a species.

[@robbwolf3309]

Beautiful 2/27/2020.

[@dace938]

And here "they" are tearing it down

[@BoldOne8760]

Conservatives and fascists

[@deathcomesforthosewhotroll7804]

@@BoldOne8760 Confederate and Nazi wannabes given they carried enemy flags through the rucking Rotunda building after beating federal officers to death. This coming from the so called people who support the blue and believe in law & order. Fucking treasonous, hypocrites are quite literally the worst people on the planet. They should be hanged during the Super Bowl half time show to remind people what happens if you attempt to violently over throw our Democracy. 59/59 federal courts all came to the same conclusion and the Supreme Court that he stacked refused to hear his case TWICE. His own lawyers have now stated many times on record "nobody in their right mind believe Donald Trump won the 2020 election". These sick fucks think they're rebelling against King George the III himself, but instead they're attempting to overthrow their fellow Americans, and that is just truly shameful. Where is your decency Republicans and so called Christians...? Truly disgraceful what your party and people have become. Hope some of you actually start following the word of your own, God, for once because he sure as shit would never back a cowardly, rapists, like Donald Trump, who incites others to do his murdering for him because he's too cowardly to get his own hands dirty like the spoiled little rich kid he is; yet you working class fucks fall in line for him despite the fact you wouldn't be let into his country club because you're just the fucking help. Truly pathetic what you've allowed yourselves to become...

[@davidgreen3001]

@@BoldOne8760 Except I only ever see lefties tearing down statues and demanding people be silenced. What world are you living in? Edited in: there was literally a group of lefties pissing on a statue of Adams yet you're trying to say it's people on the right that don't respect him? Why are you lying so hard?

[@BoldOne8760]

@@davidgreen3001 you made up the story about leftists peeing on the Adams statue. Typical fascist tactic, lie about the actions of their enemies and use it as an excuse to commit genocide. Only a fascist would have a problem with statues of Confederate Slave Owners being taken down. You are a dirty rotten fascist to your core and deserve what happened at Nuremberg.

[@JudyGurl]

If we're honest with ourselves, we have taken everything the founding fathers fought and bled and died for and pissed it away. Mr. Adams, it is us who should be repenting! I pray God would give us more men like this. We need another revolution.

[@jimmykicker7775]

We have failed these men. The republic has fallen and we let it happen.

[@Desmaad]

It hasn't fallen, but it's in dire need of repair.

[@stevechance150]

We've allowed the wealthy to purchase our government. The founding fathers would have hung Harlan Crow from a bridge and left his body to rot, as a warning to all who would try to subvert the Judicial branch of our government. We shrug and mutter, "They're just really, really, really good friends".

[@kevindevine5033]

Looks that way

[@cobracommander4985]

I wonder what Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney were chatting about when they were being filmed while walking through the snow.

[@carlosbardales4179]

Probably something like... Damn it is cold.... can we not do some CGI for this $#!T!

[@Hard-Boiled-Bollock]

How hard must John Adams be repenting in heaven these days..

[@TheZombieman87]

Repenting for what?

[@4metoknow]

read, think, speak, write.. and act

[@eatshit2863]

You know they are all rolling over in their graves today.

[@smokinhabanas]

A true and awe inspiring love story which many today would envy and will never ever know!

[@allanfolsom9369]

This is how T.V should be.