and while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful, adams did forego his successor s inauguration. i think that has also happened another time or two but i won t bring that up. [laughter] and those two men actually remained at odds for many, many, years. it was only later during their retirement did they actually rekindle their friendship, discussing many different topics in their correspondance, including the topic of death. adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words, quote, i answer your question, is death an evil? it is not an evil. it is a blessing to the individual and to the world. yet, we ought not to wish for it, to life becomes insupportable, end quote. he was 86 years old when he wrote this note. perhaps adams had become comfortable with the idea of leaving the world. it was four years later that both men, adams and jefferson, passed away on the same exact day. july 4th, 1826. and while he was not present when his father died, john quincy adams later
most divisive perhaps one of the most divisive elections in our nation s history was the election hundred president john adams ultim as many of you know the most divisive, perhaps one of the most divisive elections was the election of 1800. president john adams ultimately lost to vice president thomas jefferson, and while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful, adams did forego his successor s inauguration. i think that has also happened another time or two, but i won t bring that up. [laughter] and those two men actually remained at odds for many, many, years. it was only later during their retirement did they actually rekindle their friendship, discussing many different topics in their correspondance, including the topic of death. adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words, quote, i answer your question, is death an evil? it is not an evil. it is a blessing to the individual and to the world. yet, we ought not to wish for it, to life becomes insupportable,
As many of you know, the most divisive perhaps one of the most divisive elections in our nations history was the election as many of you know, the most divisive, perhaps one of the most divisive elections in our nations history was the election of 1800. President john adams ultimately lost to Vice President Thomas Jefferson, and while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful, adams did forego his successors inauguration. I think that has also happened another time or two, but i wont bring that up. [laughter] and those two men actually remained at odds for many, many, years. It was only later during their retirement did they actually rekindle their friendship, discussing many different topics in their correspondance, including the topic of death. Adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words, quote, i answer your question, is death an evil . It is not an evil. It is a blessing to the individual and to the world. Yet, we ought not to wish for it, to life becomes insupportabl