I find no fault with the quote and it fits with Adams “In politics the middle way is none at all.”
But in 1792, Paine’s quote was a justification for mass murder. He was saying lets murder all we deem enemies of the French Revolution. A call for the Reign of Terror. As for Adams, bad example. Adams was a one termer whose party quickly faded into oblivion. He also despised Paine by the way.