The Founders: Carter Braxton
"Virtue is the principle of a republic, therefore a republic is the best form of government." Carter...
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The Founders: Francis Lightfoot Lee
Francis Lightfoot Lee "I will never willingly pay a farthing to any TAX laid upon this COUNTRY, in any...
The Founders: Button Gwinnett
Button Gwinnett "Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly." Thomas Jefferson One of ten signers of the...
The Founders: Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall "Take things always by their smooth handle." Thomas Jefferson Lyman Hall graduated from Yale...
The Founders: Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris "Damn the consequences. Give me the pen." Lewis Morris was a signer of the Declaration of...
The Founders: Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll of Carrollton "Why keep alive the question of slavery? It is admitted by all to be a great...
The Founders: George Walton
George Walton “Chaos is the law of nature. Order is the dream of man.” Henry Adams George Walton was...
The Founders: William Hooper
William Hooper "The colonies are striding fast to independence, and ere long will build an empire upon the...
The Founders: Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin "The good that we can do together exceeds what we can do individually." Benjamin Franklin...
John Adams
John Adams "I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and...
