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The Founding Fathers are the leaders who founded the United States, especially the 40 dignitaries who signed the U.S. Constitution at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence.

The following persons are among the more commonly known Founding Fathers:

Signatories of the Declaration of Independence

Signatories of the United States Constitution

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
William Samuel Johnson
Rufus King
John Langdon
William Livingston
James Madison
James McHenry
Thomas Mifflin
Gouverneur Morris
Robert Morris
William Paterson
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Pinckney
George Read
John Rutledge
Roger Sherman
Richard Dobbs Spaight
George Washington (president of the Convention)
Hugh Williamson
James Wilson
William Jackson (Secretary)

Quotes

References

The Constitution of the United States of America The Bill of Rights

External Links

The National Archives The National Archives - Historical Documents The Patriot Post - Historical Documents

Founding Fathers Quotes

http://www.marksquotes.com/Founding-Fathers/ http://www.dojgov.net/Liberty_Watch.htm http://www.eadshome.com/QuotesoftheFounders.htm

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-== Sources ==
+== Quotes ==
-The Constitution of the United States of America
+== References ==
-http://www.foundingfathers.info/documents/constitution.html
+[http://www.foundingfathers.info/documents/constitution.html The Constitution of the United States of America]
-http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html
+[http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights.html The Bill of Rights]
-The Bill of Rights
+== External Links ==
-http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights.html
+[http://www.archives.gov/ The National Archives]
+[http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ The National Archives - Historical Documents]
+[http://patriotpost.us/histdocs/ The Patriot Post - Historical Documents]
-Founding Fathers Quotes
+=== Founding Fathers Quotes ===
 http://www.marksquotes.com/Founding-Fathers/
 http://www.dojgov.net/Liberty_Watch.htm
-Examples:
-"Any people that would give up liberty for a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
-"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."   Thomas Jefferson
-"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed and that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of press."  Thomas Jefferson
-http://patriotpost.us/histdocs/
-Founding Fathers Quotes on Religion
 http://www.eadshome.com/QuotesoftheFounders.htm
-The National Archives
-http://www.archives.gov/
-http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/
-http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/index.html
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