Founding Fathers
The Founding Fathers are the leaders who founded the United States, and especially those who were at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to draft the U.S. Constitution.
The following persons are commonly included as Founding Fathers:
- George Washington
- Alexander Hamilton
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- Benjamin Franklin
- Thomas Paine
- John Jay
- Gouverneur Morris
- John Witherspoon
- George Mason
- John Adams
- Roger Sherman
- Charles C. Pinckney
- Patrick Henry
- Samuel Adams
Sources
The Constitution of the United States of America
http://www.foundingfathers.info/documents/constitution.html http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html
The Bill of Rights
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights.html
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