John Adams

John Adams:
These war measures will protect us from insurrection and subversion.

Thomas Jefferson:
There is no war.

John Adams:
And that is the principle behind these measures - the prevention of war.

Thomas Jefferson:
You cannot protect the nation by attacking the right of every man to speak freely without fear. You're trampling on the Constitution. The states will have no alternative but to resist these measures, which are an assault on the liberty of their people.

John Adams:
Yes, but the people's representatives demanded these acts. Would you have me deaf to the voice of the people?