John Adams

From the third (of seven) episode of HBO's John Adams miniseries.
John Adams is in France with Ben Franklin and he tells the French why he must work so hard.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• John
• Adams
• American
• Revolution
• Generations

[IDonT4]

In China, this is called the third generation curse. First generation works hard to bring about success, second generation expands and sustains it, third generation wastes it.

[NOMNOM81]

Heh the French at the table with Adams in this scene, kinda reminds me of the behavior of many of the politicians in Washington in both parties. Too many Lords, and Ladies, who are more about themselves, and don't care too much about the people

[akaraniq]

I absolutely love this scene <3

[mgwilliams1000]

Adams was never a politican in today's sense. He was a Statesman, as all great leaders were. Even Sulliman the First was that as he conquerd most of Europe. Very, very few left.

[taking000piss]

@2112murphy exactly speaking, he didn't. the militia in M.A. and the redcoats did. but what you said made a point, just like the saying goes: old men start wars, but it is the young men who fight them

[taking000piss]

Adams never studied war. Washington did, from his life-and-death experience in his early years.

[taking000piss]

@IDonT4 there has been like 30 generations in England, but most of today's english people work hard and never waste the success of their forefathers.

[12ur1w1p]

@NJRocks281 Thanks. Damn, I feel like an idiot now though, for not remembering that the French Revolution was after the American one.

[NJRocks281]

yes

[12ur1w1p]

This scene was supposed to be before the French Revolution, right?

[DistantLover]

Did you seriously misunderstand his entire point? I find that really hard to believe.