John Adams was always a fair man . He did not like the British but he defended them . Even at his own peril .

@the98themperoroftheholybri33

3 жыл бұрын

The true definition of liberal, not the modern warped version.

@theRealBased1492

2 жыл бұрын

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 The old definition is not much better lol.

@Zerpderp0

2 жыл бұрын

@@theRealBased1492 so tyranny of the majority then? How very Chinese of you. The founding fathers made this nation with the understanding that tyranny, IN ALL FORMS must be met with intelligence, poise, and in the last case possible, force of arms. That is why the second amendment is second, not first. First you speak, and you back up your right to speak with the will and arms to defend it

@boudicajones6524

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zerpderp0 imagine posting this and thinking “got his ass”

@daves5872

2 жыл бұрын

@@boudicajones6524 seriously lmao. I lost it at 'how very chinese of you' rofl

From Britain. God bless John Adams! A man who understood 250 years ago the importance of due process

@the98themperoroftheholybri33

3 жыл бұрын

Something the Americans inherited from us

@KevinBalch-dt8ot

3 жыл бұрын

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 - Yes. May it be preserved in both nations as an example to the world.

@jritter1

3 жыл бұрын

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 Yeah we did. But are the majority of us practicing it now????

@OutnBacker

3 жыл бұрын

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 And would do well to remember. We have a lot more to revolt against now than we EVER did in 1775.

@inigobantok1579

3 жыл бұрын

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 well look at new England today looks like an extention of Britain in the new world

John Adams...a Massachusetts citizen of the era imbued with it's attitude toward British troops. At that moment, I'm sure he hated these "Lobsterbacks"! But he loved truth and common decency more...his finest hour

@statosphereonline2008

4 жыл бұрын

He didn't hate them- he knew they didnt do anything wrong. The entire point of his speach as to 'disregard the uniforms' they are conscripted into, and underneath 'they are just men'.

@Strawberry-12.

4 жыл бұрын

Laurie Robertson you are right but British soldier weren’t conscripted. Some might have been tricked or kidnaped but they weren’t conscripted

@Strawberry-12.

3 жыл бұрын

billy bob well the ones who were tricked were usually sailors not soldiers. So don’t be rude

@the98themperoroftheholybri33

3 жыл бұрын

@@Strawberry-12. "taking the kings shilling" is a term used here for being tricked into the army, true most weren't tricked into the army but it did happen, infact most soldiers were ex criminals, when faced with the noose or the army i know what I'd pick. Shooting unarmed civilians without proper cause would carry a death sentence for British soldiers too, especially civilians that were viewed as British subjects, rebellious ones, but still British.

@Strawberry-12.

3 жыл бұрын

Ben Kenobi you missunderstand me I wasn’t saying it didn’t happen to soldiers, I was just saying it was way more common for sailors to be tricked

The first episode of this series is by far the best, because it shows Adams in this compromising position wrapped up in this turbulent point in history, trying to maintain reason. It is foreshadowing about his role in keeping the Jeffersonians and the Hamiltonites from tearing the infant nation apart after independence.

Absolutely awesome scene. The actor portraying Captain Preston is nothing short of perfect. Loved this series, it captured so much that for a time was being lost.

@williambroadstreet3353

6 жыл бұрын

a brilliant actor playing one of the most critically important figures not openly in history but in the formation of a new and great Republic, a man who'd wit, his amazingly beautiful relationship, friendship and deep love for his wife, who both produced a POTUS John Quincy Adams, but also lost a son to drink, Paul G simply nails this American ion to perfection, as an Australian I bemoan WHY we had no John Adams, Jefferson, Americans should be so proud of their Founding Fathers and the document they constructed which is arguably the best, the most citizen friendly Constitution in history, the 1A and the 2A are articles of faith, and are so critical in todays world of political correctness and identity politics, and the media/left's endless drive to appease a faith that is simply barbaric. I challenge ANYONE to read the koran and NOT find several direct quotes, references for violence, Christianity had it's reformation, islam did not. Adams remains the republics greatest son along with Washington and Jefferson, IMHO. Why he is not on Mt Rushmore is stunning given what he did to create the republic, and his critical influence, at home, and abroad.

@davecrupel2817

6 жыл бұрын

The man looks tattered, battered, and borderline emotionaly compromised! He looks a millimeter away from either breaking down and crying, or screaming and lashing out at someone! I don't even see the actor! What a masterful job he did!

@cgavin1

2 жыл бұрын

Shame he isn't Scottish or Irish or whatever that awful accent is supposed to be. Is it so hard to cast a native speaker?

@critter30002001

2 жыл бұрын

@@cgavin1 even if they did the accents from that time were far different from modern accents.

@jmiskellybones745

2 жыл бұрын

@@cgavin1 He's trying to put on an Ulster accent, which makes some sense as the person he's playing was an Irish protestant of planter stock. As someone from there I have to say it's really not that bad. A bit muddy, bit hammed up, but recognisable. He kind of loses it during the shouty emotive bit. Overall a decent attempt though.

Fun fact: That same actor played the Chechen (Russian) mobster in The Dark Knight. "I want to hear proposition." Same guy.

@JnEricsonx

4 жыл бұрын

he had a busy year.

@mitrahispana4119

4 жыл бұрын

Good actor!

@EndThusIAm

3 жыл бұрын

And then Blue in Happy!

@zerokev6691

3 жыл бұрын

I could see it now

@2hot2handle65

2 жыл бұрын

Blew my mind.

His defending of the British actually helped the USA in the long run since he proved that he was a fair man so nobody could accuse him of being bias or manipulating facts

@fds7476

2 жыл бұрын

*biased

@TheMelorino

2 жыл бұрын

well...he was british.

@lancelance1513

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMelorino at that time i they were all British.

I like lawyer John Adams. National treasure.

"John Adams" an HBO miniseries presentation, awesome fact based history of our American forefathers, the acting is superb, and the opening theme song, incredible.

@MrGeorocks

2 жыл бұрын

Yhank you for this comment, saved me a lot of searching. This scene alone makes me want to watch.

We have fallen a long way from these times. We had better search long and deep to find men of this caliber to lead us again.

At the end you'll see future alcoholic beverage, Sam Adams.

@christopherhaines2492

Жыл бұрын

Nice Oversimplified reference😂 You thought we wouldn't notice it, but we did.

Every time I rewatch this astounding series I always say the same thing: this is the absolute closest we will come to what it really was like.

The British troops were caught in the middle, not much else they could have done under the circumstances. There were greater forces at work.

My mind is still blown that they filmed the holding cell scene in the real courtyard where the British soldiers involved were actually held.

Giamatti is a next level actor….Daniel Day Lewis league, not the same team but same league

The only Americans I have respect for are the founding fathers. The politicians now behave worse than the British ever did.

@Theartwithin

4 ай бұрын

British weren’t actually that bad. Extortionate maybe to pay off war debts, but never really cruel or tyrannical

@joeydoherty368

2 ай бұрын

@@TheartwithinTrue. I saw someone comment on another video from this series how the American Revolution differed from the French Revolution, but the Americans never faced the cruelty and brutality of the French Aristocrats from the British.

My best friend is a US Army officer, and his last name is Preston. When he attained the rank of captain, the other soldiers couldn't resist ribbing him about serving under the infamous "Captain Preston". I'm sure the real Captain Preston of the British Army is thrilled that he is still remembered two and a half centuries later. He's looking down from heaven and laughing that his namesakes in the rebel army have to deal with being made fun of.

The colonists were British!

@declanmurphy6427

2 жыл бұрын

Colonists came from the Colon

I love his accent!

Great Miniseries.

Mr. John Adams!

Damn rebels... I swear I can't remember this at all...

Nice.

i can guess adam and preston cameo to fallout4

My buddy is a Captain in the US Army...his last name is Preston. Needless to say, his fellow officers are always tease him for being the notorious "Captain Preston".

@davecrupel2817

2 жыл бұрын

Masshole here. Let him know to stay away from Boston! 😂 Kidding!

I've been trying to find a straight answer, but the online consensus seems to be that the average Redcoat did not wear a powdered wig. Does anyone know if these Redcoats were some sort of exception or if their wardrobe is inaccurate?

Guessing one could have a beer in the bleacher seats...

@grogery1570

2 жыл бұрын

Don't laugh at this time you could go to the theater buy beer and girls in the cheap seats! Courts and politics were as much entertainment as oversight.

HEHE! Nice video keep ut the good work m8 ;P

@krisdavis6813

7 жыл бұрын

He didn't make it

My only issue is why didn't you show the entire bit specifically the remaining epic speech Adams gave.

we really need those men and their leadership now and the tragic thing is, they saw all of this coming and still pursued their cause. what great men, they were.

Hands left to right who, what when where.

What's Captain Preston's accent?

@zenhaelcero8481

5 жыл бұрын

He sounds Scottish to me.

@AbrahamLincoln4

5 жыл бұрын

Historically Preston was from Ireland but this portrays him with a Scottish accent

@ianinkster2261

5 жыл бұрын

@@AbrahamLincoln4 I'm an Edinburgher and that accent wouldn't stand out here.

@elliottboyd-stringer

4 жыл бұрын

It's an Ulster Scots (Northern Irish Protestant) accent.

@CarzorStelatis

4 жыл бұрын

It varies between Ulster and Scottish each time he speaks - although probably not noticeable to anyone not from one of those places (most of the Protestant community in Northern Ireland is descended from Scottish settlers)

Thousands of poor Scots and Welsh served along with poor Irish and poor Englishmen. Officers were mainly English, but quite a few Scots and Anglo-Irish were officers.

@user-ic3ul8pm1s

2 жыл бұрын

Ireland, Scotland and Wales all had their own social hierarchies and plenty of officers. ESPECIALLY Scotland.

@trebleking1641

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ic3ul8pm1s Indeed. Thee of the first four Field Marshals in the British Army were Scots, and I think there's been about nine or ten in total.

@VanderWolls

3 күн бұрын

There has never been any good reason to separate England, Scotland and Wales apart from petty nonsense. They have been living as a single society since well before this TV show was set. Frankly there is limited reason to separate Irish people in the British Military in this time period.

@VanderWolls

2 күн бұрын

@@user-ic3ul8pm1s No they did not have separate social hierarchies to any significant effect.

#BostonLivesMatter

@SebAnders

2 жыл бұрын

#BritishLibationsMatter

He could've shaved...

Everyone who came here from social studies 🖐

what movie is this?

@billyboblillybob344

2 жыл бұрын

It is the HBO mini series "John Adams" from about 2008 I believe...awesome series. Prepare yourself for George Washington. He is played by David Morse and, in my opinion, is breathtaking in his portrayal.

Bostonians Lives Matter

You have to remember how difficult it was for British soldiers. As a highly disciplined although often flogged force of scally-wags and with 1/3 of the ranks from Ireland with some disdain for the Crown; these new Americans, their government, their standing army of men, were their brothers.

@VanderWolls

3 күн бұрын

Irish people at the time who joined the military were much more likely to embrace British rule. There have been plenty of pro-British Irish people in the history of the Empire, they just tended to eventually move to Britain and start calling themselves British.

Whats the name of this movie?

@MrUndersolo

7 жыл бұрын

Kerri P John Adams - TV mini-series

Christ is the only way to heaven.

@hermatred572

2 жыл бұрын

Neither are real

@petelarosa282

2 жыл бұрын

@@hermatred572 wrong.

false flag from the very start

Just like today’s SJW’s

@Orcawhale1

2 жыл бұрын

You do realize, that your currently doing the same thing, right?