Chapter 4 Act 2 The Trial of Adams

The scene is the same as Act 1. God Li: (Stands up, knocks the gavel) Now announce the opening of the second court of the "Last Judgment" (sit down).Biography of the defendant John Adams, the second president of the United States (John Adams) (Adams stands up) God Lee: You are Adams, and you have been taught in the last court.You were born in 1735, you little Washington is 3 years old, and you are the second president of the United States. Adams: Yes. God Li: Are you still arguing about procedural issues? Adams: Legally, there is no dispute; morally, "A cat may look at a king." (A cat may look at a king.), even if I am a cat.

God Li: (laughs) A cat may look at a Chinese God. On our "white throne" in China, you can see it. Your Christian God is too harsh.Today's "Last Judgment" is just, but not harsh.The concept of God in China is broad and vague, which is quite different from God outside China.The God of China is in your favour, at least you can go against the rules of the Book of Revelation, and you can look up at me, if you are a cat. Adams: (chest held out) I think I can look at you, oh no, look at God Lee, because I lived to be 91 years old, and my life was aboveboard. God Lee: You can say that, but you also have to face Jefferson and their criticism of you.They said (taking out a piece of paper): Adams was a monarchist seeking to overthrow democracy by building an army (the regular army was seen by many as a tool of future tyranny), "a loathsome talker, A hypocrite, and an unprincipled tyrant...he is the most terrifying fool on this continent...not only does he not have the idea of ​​being an administrator, nor does he have the proper manners as a minister of state...he is an unmanly man rat".

Adams: I am a founding father of the United States, and these Americans have been ungrateful to me. God Lee: Do you admit that your other founding fathers of the United States were ungrateful? Adams: (Nods painfully.) God Lee: At that time, there was also a booklet "Letter from Alexander Hamilton Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams" (Letter from Alexander Hamilton Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams), saying that you were "too idealistic and off track" Fantasy, unending vanity and jealousy, "disgusting egotism" and "uncontrollable bad temper" are not enough to be president of the United States.

Adams: What's the end for them?Hamilton was killed by Aaron Burr in a duel, and he only lived to be 49 years old, and Burr was killed by Jefferson for treason. What would happen to them. God Lee: But Jefferson ended well, and died on the same day as you, July 4, 1826, on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Adams: Then we made up.But his blessing is not as good as mine. I lived to be 91 years old and saw my son become the sixth president of the United States with my own eyes. God Lee: Your father and son presidents set a precedent for Bush Sr. and Bush Jr., explaining the American democratic country, but the father dies and the son succeeds.

Adams: We are not hereditary, there are others in the middle. God Li: Between China's Chiang Kai-shek and his son, there is also a puppet so-and-so. Adams: Who was Chiang Kai-shek? God Lee: We Chinese are glad you never heard of this bastard. Adams: Let me say it again, although my son and I have both served as presidents of the United States, it is not hereditary. God Lee: Your big family, generation after generation, has conquered great power. Is this American democracy?It's not even a fair competition.What's more, you are the vice president and your 26-year-old son is the ambassador to the Netherlands. Isn't it weird?

Adams: That was appointed by President Washington. God Lee: Washington always knows whose son the 26-year-old ambassador he appoints is?What's more, after you became president in 1797, who was the ambassador to Prussia you appointed, wasn't it your 30-year-old son? Adams: (embarrassed) Oh. God Lee: You are the second defendant from the "Last Judgment" court, the first being Washington.You were his vice president, and later became the second president of the United States. Your term of office was from 1797 to 1801, which happened to be the first year of the 19th century. You led the United States into the 19th century, right?

Adams: God Lee is absolutely right. God Lee: You said that your physique is like "a glass bubble" and your health is not good.But you are a long-lived president. You lived 90 years and 247 days. You have shown yourself that you can live a long life despite poor health. Adams: Exactly. God Lee: Your longevity allowed you to live to the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United States, and on that day, July 4, 1826, you died.You cared about Jefferson on your deathbed, but you didn't know he left hours before you. Adams: He was also the one who lived to the 50th anniversary of the founding of the country, he lived to be 83 years old.

God Li: How precious and complete is 50 years in life.You have seen with your own eyes that the country you have established has taken root, blossomed, blossomed, and bear fruit for 50 years. This feeling is rare in life.It was rare for you and Jefferson to see both.You died on the same day as Jefferson, with little or no time difference.However, you in the United States use the "Declaration of Independence" to talk about freedom, but 100 years after the "Declaration of Independence", black people have legal freedom; 200 years later, black people have the freedom to sit in front of the bus.Is there a time difference of 200 years between the signing and cashing of your Declaration of Independence?

Adams: (Embarrassed) The declaration just means "speak up front", without saying when it will be fulfilled. Here's what concerns us about the Declaration of Independence: Jefferson and I were two of the team of five who wrote the Declaration of Independence.The only U.S. presidents who have the qualifications to sign the Declaration of Independence are him and me. God Lee: Have you always upheld the spirit of the Declaration of Independence? Adams: Of course. God Lee: But look at what you Americans have done. Compared with the Declaration of Independence, don’t you say one thing and do another?You keep saying that human beings are created equal, but in fact, even your wife is not convinced, is it?The strange thing is that your "Declaration of Independence" is 200 years earlier than your Dutch declaration of secession from Spain. It seems that you copied the Dutch. Are you copying the public?

Adams: I wonder God Lee thinks so.That's a question for Jefferson. God Li: Since you dodged, I won't ask you any more.Just to tell you that there is a joke that mocks your "Declaration of Independence".The joke said: A primary school student seems to have learning difficulties. He can't remember the names of the five people who signed and drafted the "Declaration of Independence". Adams: Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, Jefferson, and me. God Lee: I know it's you five, but the elementary school student doesn't know. Adams: Oh, I didn't know that the five of us did have learning difficulties.

God Li: After the primary school student said he didn't know, his teacher taught him for a week, but he still didn't know.So, his teacher told the pupil's father.The teacher said: I don't know if your son can't or won't tell me who signed the Declaration of Independence. (I don't know if your son can't or won't tell me who signed the Declaration of Independence. Signed.) Dad was very happy when he heard it, and he said to the pupils: Come over here and sit down, son ,Now, I don't want you to lie to me. If you signed the crazy thing, admit it an let's get out of here. (Son, come and sit down, don't lie. If you did sign the damn thing, admit it quickly, so we can get out of here.) (Laughter.) Adams: (seriously) The "average citizen" of America is very ignorant. God Lee: Are you talking about 200 years ago or 200 years later? Adams: I can't foresee 200 years from now, but I'm not optimistic. God Lee: Let me tell you a little about 200 years from now.According to a research report published by your NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY in 2002, it was pointed out that 85% of young Americans could not locate Iraq or Afghanistan on a map, and 60% of young people could not find Britain. Where, 29% of young people don't even know where the Pacific Ocean is.This is the ignorance of you Americans about the world. It is strange that you keep reaching out and reaching out, thinking you know everything and interfering in the world. Adams: It seems that this is really the misfortune of America.At that time, the United States was relatively well-regulated.My term of office is March 4, 1801. I happen to be the last of the 18th century and the first 2 months and 4 days of the 19th century. I am relatively old-fashioned, and the United States just wants to protect itself. God Lee: So old school!Since signing The Alien and Sedition Acts, you have erected new roadblocks to being an immigrant, and new shackles to curb freedom of speech and more.What a sinner you are. Adams: In theory, under the Immigration Law and the Riot Act, only malicious slander or premeditated treason can be prosecuted. God Lee: Actually, the law doesn't speak for itself.Many people cannot be regarded as Americans, and many people have been arrested.That's okay, after the founding of the United States, the second president showed us that the Declaration of Independence was false.Alright, leave the court (with a blow of the mallet, stand up). (The curtain falls.)