I realize Adams is a revered Founder, but that doesn't make this statement true.
History is replete with examples of tyrants gaining power only to eventually be overthrown.
For example, most Latin American countries are presently more or less democratic. 50 years ago very few were.
“I realize Adams is a revered Founder, but that doesn’t make this statement true.”
Yeah, I think he was being a bit hyperbolic, to stress his point. Really what I think he is getting at is that there is no guarantee that you could ever get your freedom back, and even if you can, it may be at horrific cost.