John Adams

Born into nothing's how Adams saw it; a man should make of himself what he will. A nation of such men will suffice. Good rhetoric in a time of revolution.

Then he became veep and fretted over what George should be called: His Majesty or his Lordship. And, as president, he signed into law the Alien & Sedition Acts. He also cracked down on those who would deign to criticize the Federalists. In this way, Adams, not Washington, became the true father of the country. A father who knew how to instill fear in his children in order to have his way.

Abigail was nice, though.