Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s November 1, 1790. I’m with Harvard graduate John Quincy Adams, the son of John Adams.
JG: “John Quincy, what are you writing?”
JQA: “Mr. Gillespie, that radical Thomas Paine has written a notorious book titled The Rights of Man. In it, he attacks the Christian ideas behind our republic, He must be corrected!”
Correct Mr. Paine he did! John Quincy’s response was so well written, many thought it was the work of his father, John Adams.
Read more about John Quincy Adams’ response to Thomas Paine.
FULL TEXT OF PAINE’S RIGHTS OF MAN
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
