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John Adams once said, “I am but an ordinary Man. The Times alone have destined me to Fame—and even these have not been able to give me, much. Yet some great Events, some cutting Expressions, some mean Hypocrisies, have at Times, thrown this Assemblage of Sloth, Sleep, and littleness into Rage a little like a Lion.” John Adams was the second President of the United States and won popularity by the exposure of the scandal known as the XYZ Affair. Adams was honored for exposing the dishonesty and corruption of the French officials. “The XYZ affair was a low point in relations between France and the United States and almost brought the two nations close to war” (Otto). In the year 1798, the French were pleading with the American