"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." That was a quote said by the great second president, John Adams. He said this during the murder trials to defend the British troops, even though he was a Patriot himself. The Boston Massacre started with the colonists taunting the British troops by throwing snowballs at them and hitting them with sticks. They exclaimed, "Come on you rascals, fire if you dare!" After a while, the troops fired, killing five civilians.
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