 that they might crown themselves a monarch. That was his argument against ratification. Now, throughout American history, I think that, you know, that seemed like hyperbole. Now it seems, I think, clearly not so far off that there isn't a way to stop a president from assuming dictatorial control. But we've seen this before. So I'll start with the second president, John Adams, who's often lauded. But as I look closely and as I describe in the book, he was an authoritarian president.