“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” What future president was the defense attorney for the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre?

Before becoming a Founding Father, future president John Adams defended the British. Well, not all of them. Just those soldiers who were part of the Boston Massacre, as he was their defense attorney.

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