I don't recall ever reading any accont of John Adams telling Thomas Paine "We don't want or need your kind, here. Shut up and get out.", so if it's following a political tradition, it's not ours.
I don’t recall ever reading any account of John Adams telling Thomas Paine “We don’t want or need your kind, here.
Shut up and get out.”, so if it’s following a political tradition, it’s not ours.
So..... why mention it?...