What enlightment thinker is John Adams refferring to when he says Consul is the last thing an occused person should lack in a free country?

Answer and explanation:

The enlightment thinker John Adams is refferring to when he says Consul is the last thing an occused person should lack in a free country, I believe it is Thomas Paine, an american philosopher-politicias whose ideas reflected the enlightened persona of human rights.