[Samuel] Adams stated that citizens should not get too caught up in the respect given to people in high positions, or the praise given to leaders. “This has led millions into such a degree of dependence and submission”. He went on to say that the people should believe in the constitution, not the leaders who dictate it. “Whoever, therefore, insinuates notions of government contrary to the constitution, or in any degree winks at any measures to suppress or even to weaken it, is not a loyal man.”
