“The liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom in a state: it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this commonwealth.”
– John Adams, Massachusetts Declaration of Rights - Article 16, 1780
The above quote runs counter to a set of legislative acts during the Adams administration that were inspired by ________________
“The liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom in a state: it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this commonwealth.”
– John Adams, Massachusetts Declaration of Rights - Article 16, 1780
The above quote runs counter to a set of legislative acts during the Adams administration that were inspired by ________________
The contested election against Thomas Jefferson
The burning of Washington, D.C.
The Quasi-War with France
The ideals of Jeffersonian Democracy