His great concern was the office of the President, which, as conceived, struck him as “a bad edition of a Polish king. He may be reelected from four years to four years for life. . . . Once in office, and possessing the military force of the union, without either the aid or check of a council, he would not be easily dethroned, even if the people could be induced to withdraw their votes from him. I wish that at the end of the four years, they made him ever ineligible a second time. Here was the difference between them, Adams replied prophetically. “You are afraid of the one, I, the few. We
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