 He was the one that was fighting on and off of the floor, establishing what it is that we have today. If there was no John Adams, there would be no America, friends. That's just the truth of the matter. As a matter of fact, if you look at who is the most to date, the most disrespected forefather that we have, John Adams is definitely one of those when, in fact, he should be most highly honored. Yet what we see.