behind every title stands a man, and behind every legend lies the truth. >> the popular image of samuel adamsling rabble rouser. but that legend doesn't give him the credit he deserves. long before george washington leads an army or thomas jefferson writes of independence, sam adams unites the colonies and takes on the british empire. even more than a founding father, adams is the architect of the revolution, and it is his fight for the natural rights of men that makes america possible. >> gentlemen, i propose we establish an association for the purpose of resisting these attacks for our rights. >> hear, hear. >> the natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, not be under the will or the legislative authority of man. but only to have the laws of nature for his rule. >> along with hancock and his cousin john, sam's inner circle includes silversmith and master organizer paul revere. and an often overlooked hero, dr. joseph warren. >> in defending those same rights, as british citizens against the tyranny of crime by force if necessary. >> by force. is there some patr

he agreed in general he liked samuel adams but on the other hand, he was one who thought things could of control. >> the rift between the adams cous made worse when john takes the case defend the soldiers involved with the boston massacre. >> what is the matter, john? >> representing the king's men in these times could put us all in grave danger. >> you promised captain preston and those men you would take their case. there's no one in this colony or any other more suited to preserve justice than you, john. either you believe in the principles you say you do, or you do not. which is it? >> those men deserve a defense. and we must show the world that boston is capable of giving them a fair trial. >> he believes every man in a free country deserves a fair trial. but ambitious does play a part in this. there's no bigger case. that cocktail of principle and ambition wins out and he signs on as their attorney. >> in boston, anti-british sentiment is everywhere. the defendants, thomas preston, face hanging if found guilty. to get to the truth behind the shooting, adams must uncover who gave

samuel adams. sir. >> governors have no right to speak and take what they please. instead of being content with the station assigned them, that of honorable servants of society , and instead become absolute masters desperate to -- as a private man has a right to say what wages he will pay in his private affairs, so has the community to determine what it will give of its substance for the administration of public affairs. >> here, here. >> the chair recognizes mr. archibald wilson. you have the floor. >> mr. savage i apprehend that , the application of a modicum of decency and civility to this assembly will have no ill effect. as i suppose mr. adams would have us drink his healthy new england rum or good english tea. [laughter] >> i fear any excesses of parliament far less than the petty tyrants and despots in this town who hide behind john noble titles, king hancock, and wish to destroy all those who oppose them. i strive to serve my customers of all political persuasions. >> here, here. >> dissent is the lifeblood of the body politic, but when it interferes with m

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. >> samuel adams and his fellow revolutionaries are outraged by parliament's plan to implement the act tax from merchants to the colonists, themselves. ♪ >> gentlemen, your colonies have long enjoyed the protection of the british military. is it not proper that you contribute your fair share to the maintenance? >> no one disputes necessity of taxes, my lord, and, but some may see an internal tax as an overreach on parliament's part. >> you mean the usual rabble-rousers? this stamp tax, gentlemen, will be enacted. >> then we shall comply, crown's wishes. >> now you're thinking like an englishman. >> franklin understood that empires have their place. for america to be part of this larger world realm could be really good and things were going well for benjamin franklin. there was nothing of material gain, nothing of greater stature, in siding with the revolutionaries. >> the colonists who opposed the stamp act are middle class tradesmen and artisans like franklin used to be. they fight back against british oppression because they, too, want to achieve the american dream. but in his quest

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an old and grieving john adams went to see this picture in samuel hall in 1818, 5 weeks after the death of typhoid of his beloved abigail. we do not know exactly what he wrote or thought, no record of it, but surely upon finally seeing the doctor, even though he is in the middle of the picture even , though he is in the middle of the picture, he must've thought it depicted american independence as it might have occurred in heaven as opposed to how it occurred on or in. -- how it occurred on earth. [laughter] harmonious, poised, consensual, contested, filled with rancor, demagoguery, and falls starts. the road to independence is flattened, made attractively smooth and straight. the same day that trumbull wrote to adams he went to jefferson and jefferson right spectrum as well. -- writes back to him as well. very interesting. jefferson was in full agreement with trumbull and what he done in this painting. the exact opposite of adams. [laughter] jefferson writes to the artists, without license the talent of imagination would be banished from all art. pace and judgment and composition would

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and four presidents when without the popular vote for it john quincy adams losing by 44,000 votes, rutherford b. hayes lost to samuelhe dispute of 1876. he went on to become president. benjamin harrison losing by more than 95,000 pounds to grover cleveland and he became president in 1888, only to have grover cleveland comeback four years later. most recently, george w. bush losing by more than half a million votes to al gore with that infamous ruling in december 2000. george w. bush was the president, having won the state afforded by a few hundred votes, and in 2016, hillary clinton with 2.5 million more popular votes but with donald trump with the electoral majority. walter, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. your guest is an denial. it is amazing when she sits there and speaks about the constitution when for eight years, president obama had the pen and to executive orders like obamacare. as far as denying that the president -- they are all worried. there was the happiest time of my life as a 60-year-old man to watch donald trump wayne and the the left's head explode with hyperbole's of people caus

john quincy adams losing by 44,000 votes to andrew jackson. losing to samuel tilden. benjamin harrison became president in 1888 to have grover cleveland comeback later. george w. bush losing by half a million votes to al gore but in that infamous ruling in december of 2000, george w. bush is certified as the president having won the state of florida. in 2016, hillary clinton has two and-a-half more -- two-and-a-half million more popular votes but donald trump has the electoral college votes. your guest is in denial, and it is not a river in egypt. it is amazing when she speaks about the constitution when for eight years president obama did executive orders such as obamacare. as far as denying that the ,resident, they are all worried it was the happiest time of my life as a 60-year-old man to watch donald trump when and the left's head explode with these hyper belize of, he is going to -- hyperbole's of he is going to cause world war iii. the popular vote, now we have to go with the popular vote. it is amazing how much energy this lady is wasting our time, talking abou