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Line 22: − ===religions of the founders=== − A Table of the Religious Affiliations − of American Founders − − − Signer State Doc. Office Affiliation (Ref.) − − Adams, Andrew CT A CO(l) − Adams, John MA D President CO(b)UN(a) − Adams, Samuel MA D/A CO(b) − Adams, Thomas VA A − Banister, John VA A − Baldwin, Abraham GA C CO(j,k)PR(n) − Bartlett, Josiah NH D/A CO(b) − Bassett, Richard DE C ME(g,j,m,n) − Bedford, Gunning, Jun. DE C PR(j,m) − Blair, John VA C Justice PR(a)EP(n) − Blount, William NC C EP(n)PR(f,j) − Braxton, Carter VA D − Brearly, David NJ C EP(n) − Broom, Jacob DE C QU(n)EP(m) − Butler, Pierce SC C EP(j,m) − Carroll, Charles MD D RC(d) − Carroll, Daniel MD A/C RC(d,j,n) − Chase, Samuel MD D Justice EP(a) − Clark, Abraham NJ D PR(c,e) − Clingan, William PA A − Collins, John RI A Governor − Clymer, George PA D/C QU(j,n),EP(j) − Dana, Francis MA A − Dayton, Jonothan NJ C PR(n)EP(j) − Dickenson, John DE A/C QU(j,m,n)EP(j) − Drayton, William Henry SC A − Duane, James NY A EP(l) − Duer, William NY A − Ellery, William RI(A)MA(D) D/A CO(b) − Few, William GA C ME(j,k,n) − Fitzsimons, Thomas PA C RC(j,n) − (variant spellings: Fitzsimmons, Fitz-Simons) − Floyd, William NY D PR(c,e) − Franklin, Benjamin PA D/C EP(n)DE(j) − Gerry, Elbridge MA D/A EP(j) − Gilman, Nicholas NH C CO(j,n) − Gorham, Nathaniel MA C CO(j,n) − Gwynnett, Button SC D EP(k,o) − Hall, Lyman SC D CO(b,k) − Hamilton, Alexander NY C EP(j,n) − Hancock, John MA A/D CO(b) − Hanson, John MD A − Harnett, Cornelious NC A EP(f)DE(f) − Harrison, Benjamin VA D Governor − Hart, John NJ D PR(c) − Harvie, John VA A − Hewes, Joseph NC D EP?(f) − Heyward, Thomas SC A − Heyward, Thomas, Jr. SC D − Holton, Samuel MA A − Hooper, William NC D EP(f) − Hopkins, Stephen RI D − Hopkinson, Francis NJ D Ep(l) − Hosmer, Titus CT D − Huntington, Samuel CT D/A CO(b) − Hutson, Richard SC A PR(l) − Ingersoll, Jared PA C PR(j,n) − Jefferson, Thomas VA D President DE(a) − Jennifer, Dan oF St. Thomas MD C EP(j,n) − Johnson, Wm. Saml. CT C Justice PR(a)EP(j,n) − King, Rufas MA C EP(j)CO(n) − Langdon, John NH C CO(j,n) − Langworthy, Edward GA A EP(o) − Laurens, Henry SC A HU(l) − Lee, Henry Lightfoot VA D/A − Lee, Richard Henry VA D/A Senator − Lewis, Francis NY D/A − Livingston, Phil. NY D P(c) − Livingston, Wil. NJ C PR(j,n) − Lovell, James MA A − Lynch, Thomas Junr. SC D − Madison, James Jr. VA C President EP(a,j,n)TH(i) − Marchant, Henry RI A − Mathews, John SC A − McHenry, James MD C PR(j,n) − Middleton, Arthur SC D − Miflin, Thomas PA C QU(n)LU(j) − M'Kean, Thomas DE D/A PR(m) − Morris, Gouv. NY(A)PA(C) A/C EP(j)DE(i,n) − Morris, Lewis NY D − Morris, Robert PA D/A/C EP(j,n) − Morton, John PA D − Nelson, Thomas Jr. VA D − Paca, William MD D − Paine, Robert Treat MA D CO(b) − Paterson, William NJ C Justice PT(a)PR(j,n) − Penn, John NC D/A UK(f) − Pinckney, Charles SC C EP(j,n) − Pinckney, Chas. Cotesworth SC C EP(j,n) − Read, George DE D/C EP(j,m,n) − Reed, Joseph PA A − Roberdeau, Daniel PA A − Rodney, Caesar DE D EP(m) − Ross, George PA D − Rush, Benjamin PA D PR(c,e)UN − Rutledge, Edward SC D Justice CE(a) − Rutledge, J. SC C EP(j,n) − Scudder, Nathaniel NJ A − Sherman, Roger CT D/A/C CO(b,j,n) − Smith, James PA D PR(c,e) − Smith, Jona. Bayard PA A − Spaight, Richard Dobbs NC C EP(f,j,n) − Stockton, Richard NJ D PR(c,e) − Stone, Thomas MD D − Taylor, George PA D PR(c,e) − Telfair, Edward GA A − Thornton, Matthew NH D PR(c,e) − Van Dyke, Nicholas DE A EP(m) − Walton, George GA D AN(o) − Walton, Jno. GA A − Washington, George VA C President EP(a,j,n)TH(i) − Wentworth, John Junr. NH A − Whipple, William NH D CO(b) − Williams, Jonothan NC A UK(f) − Williams, William CT D CO(b) − Williamson, Hu NC C PR(f,n)DE(j) − Wilson, James PA D/C Ch. Justice* EP(a)PR(e,n)DE(j) − Witherspoon, Jonothan NJ D/A Minister PR(c)(e) − Wolcott, Oliver CT D/A CO(b) − Wythe, George VA D EP(j)
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===Republicanism===
===Republicanism===
The Founding Fathers sought "Honor"—freedom from corruption, and a positive devotion to civic virtue. These were key elements of [[Republicanism]], and the Founding Fathers made republicanism the core values of the American system of government.
The Founding Fathers sought "Honor"—freedom from corruption, and a positive devotion to civic virtue. These were key elements of [[Republicanism]], and the Founding Fathers made republicanism the core values of the American system of government.