“The Most Essential Founding Father:” How Samuel Adams Fomented Revolution | Amanpour and Company 

Right-wingers and "originalists" should read about Adams, whose vision we've fallen far short of. His concern for common folk, sympathy for slaves, zeal for meritocracy, epitomize the better parts of the American Dream. As a frequent viewer, gotta say this is one of the most informative interviews you've presented; she is right there on top of each subject, and Walter asks just the right questions. I often wish certain questions would be asked that aren't; Walter nails those AND ones I wouldn't have thought of, so five stars all around!

You guys always produce segments that are a cut above and off the beaten path. But this is even better than usual. It plays so well right now. You can feel the timing. I am so jealous of Walter. I mean, this is his job. To talk to interesting people about interesting things. I admit he's good at it, but still, aren't you jealous? Have you read any of his books? He writes like a demigod. He does everything well.

Purchase the book when it came out. Great book, great writing. Learned a lot. Thank you for writing it.

I marvel at the "presentism" as the lens to view the journals of 18th century men. What about the women in the Adams boys lives? Mothers, sisters, wives, girls they courted, etc.? I see the notion as colonists realizing they are children leaving the "house of mother country". IMHO

Nice Bookcase Backdrop. Looks very smart indeed!

Democracy was actually adopted from indigenous huemans who self proclaimed "civilized good christians" called savages. So technically the most essential founding fathers of this country were the advisors of the Iroquois Confederacy that were present to assist your European fathers in the writing of your constitution.

I love his beer!!!

SAMUAL ADAMS has never been forgotten. his BEER lives on & has inspired the MICRO-BREW revolution since the 1990s

Wonderful and spellbinding review. Ms. Schiff is much more prescient than her west coast namesake. Democracy in America was born and embers were flamed by men like Sam Adams. Raise a toast with his beer brand in hand.

I like that he has a beer brewery.

One of the things about Sam Adams, who's beer I enjoy, that I detest was his despicable anti Catholic.

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I am enjoying this book.

samuel adams was not by any stretch of the imagination a proponent of democracy.

How could Adams believe in a” pure democracy” when’s its a republic that was fought for and created? We need to get this right, stop ambushing the language.

Look, I haven't won either an Elliot or a Mark Spitzer but to ignore how the French Indian war was colony wide motivation for revolution is a horrible thing. Since it hemmed colonies into the East when the economy was agricultural, and at the same time taxed them from this limited base. Sure luvin y'all is right but truly, sometimes wrong would be better

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