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<p>Even more so than the presidents, I am impressed with the quality of the Founding Fathers. I’m not one of these who reveres everything they said and did with quasi-religious ferver. They made mistakes. But think of it - was there ever another nation founded by a comparable collection of brilliant statesmen, scholars, and leaders as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Jame Madison, James Monroe, John Marshall, etc? I mean Jefferson and Hamilton were both genuine geniuses. </p>
<p>Most nations are founded by military strong men and local chieftans who made good and conquered their neighbors. We were incredibly fortunate that this group of Americans all lived and worked together in that critical time.</p>