1. John Quincy Adams
John Adams Among all the founders of the American republic in the first rank of importance, John Adams enjoyed the fewest moments of popularity during his lifetime and, until recently, has had the least public attention and acclaim. ... Almost any page of the present biography of John Adams in his own words will show that he is one of the most irresistibly quotable of writers: and yet for a century and more after his death, the standard books of quotations either left him out or gave him the scantiest sort of treatment. ... The twenty-five years that followed Adams's retirement fro...
- Word Count: 330
- Approx Pages: 1
- Grade Level: Undergraduate