John Adams. Was the defense attorney for the British Soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre because he believed they needed adequate representation. Knew that the Declaration of Independence needed to come from a Virginian and not himself as he was disliked. Gave up his chance at a second term as President by avoiding a war with the French, much to the dislike and dismay of his own Federalist Party. A man of great moral fiber, as were so many others.
He endured YEARS away from his family and home for the betterment of America and ran the bureaucracy behind the Revolutionary effort singlehandedly at times.
Bravo! Good defense of Adams, my reasons for favoring him too. Though you made me think of a relatively unknown Patriot,Josiah Quincy. He was Adams, law partner, and also defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. Josiah Quincy was known to the his fellow patriots as “The Patriot.” At some point, he was sent on a mission to England and died as his ship was entering Boston Harbor on the return voyage. My understanding is that his mission was secret and whatever he learned abroad died with him. Quite sad, who knows what might have been...