“[John] Adams never hid his jealousy and resentment of the other Founders, especially Benjamin Franklin.” ResentmentFoundersFranklin Author:Gordon S. Wood
“I think [John's Adams] descriptions of the personalities of [Benjamin] Franklin and [Tomas] Jefferson and others were pretty accurate. It is only when he felt he was wronged by them that he lets loose his anger and resentment.” ThinkingFeltPersonalityDescriptionResentmentAccurateFranklinWrongedAnger And ResentmentTomas Jefferson Author:Gordon S. Wood
“[John's Adams] description of [Benjamin] Franklin in a letter to [his wife] Abigail in 1775 is laudatory. Only when he experiences all the adulation paid to Franklin in Paris does he begin to change his tune.” DoeWifeLettersPaidParisTunesDescriptionFranklinAdulationAbigail Author:Gordon S. Wood
“[Benjamin] Franklin may be a great philosopher, [John Adams] told his diary in 1779, but "as a Legislator in America he has done very little."” MayLittlesDoneAmericaPhilosopherDiariesFranklinLegislatorsGreat Philosophers Author:Gordon S. Wood
“By 1782 [John Adams] had come to feel for [Benjamin] Franklin "no other sentiments than Contempt or Abhorrence."” FeelsSentimentsContemptFranklinAbhorrence Author:Gordon S. Wood
