THOMAS JEFFERSON, remembering John Adams’ speeches at the Continental Congress:
John Adams was our Colossus on the floor. He was not graceful nor elegant, nor remarkably fluent but he came out occasionally with a power of thought and expression, that moved us from our seats.
It’s hard to believe that they went from this to “Thomas Jefferson still lives”.
Well, they reconciled late in life and had a voluminous correspondence over their last years.