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Favorite Founding Father?
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:25 am
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:25 am
Thomas Jefferson for me.
-Author of the Declaration of Independence. Outside of The Holy Bible, it’s the GOAT piece of literature ever written.
-1st Secretary of State
-2nd VP
-3rd POTUS
-Louisiana Purchase
-Authored numerous other essays and writings
-Farmer
-Inventor
-Beat the Barbary Pirates’ arse
-Proponent for a limited federal government
-Against a centralized bank
-Countless other works and good deeds
-Looking back, a top 5 POTUS of all time, probably top 3.
Monticello Aug. 25. 1775.
I am sincerely one of those, & would rather be in dependance on Gr. Br. properly limited than on any nation upon earth, or than on no nation. but I am one of those too who rather than submit to the right of legislating for us assumed by the British parl. & which late experience has shewn they will so cruelly exercise, would lend my hand to sink the whole island in the ocean.
In the debate between the Jeffersonian faction and the Hamilton faction, give me TJ every day of the week over that son of a bitch Alexander Hamilton.
Thomas Jefferson, GOAT Founding Father.
-Author of the Declaration of Independence. Outside of The Holy Bible, it’s the GOAT piece of literature ever written.
-1st Secretary of State
-2nd VP
-3rd POTUS
-Louisiana Purchase
-Authored numerous other essays and writings
-Farmer
-Inventor
-Beat the Barbary Pirates’ arse
-Proponent for a limited federal government
-Against a centralized bank
-Countless other works and good deeds
-Looking back, a top 5 POTUS of all time, probably top 3.
Monticello Aug. 25. 1775.
I am sincerely one of those, & would rather be in dependance on Gr. Br. properly limited than on any nation upon earth, or than on no nation. but I am one of those too who rather than submit to the right of legislating for us assumed by the British parl. & which late experience has shewn they will so cruelly exercise, would lend my hand to sink the whole island in the ocean.
In the debate between the Jeffersonian faction and the Hamilton faction, give me TJ every day of the week over that son of a bitch Alexander Hamilton.
Thomas Jefferson, GOAT Founding Father.
This post was edited on 7/3/21 at 8:31 am
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Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:26 am to LarryByrd
Jefferson by far, Washington is the only other one close.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:27 am to LarryByrd
Ben Franklin.
Inventor, Statesman, Straight up Pimp
Inventor, Statesman, Straight up Pimp
This post was edited on 7/3/21 at 8:29 am
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:28 am to LarryByrd
TJ
For all this
Plus a shared affection for exotic women
For all this
quote:
-Author of the Declaration of Independence. Outside of The Holy Bible, it’s the GOAT piece of literature ever written.
-1st Secretary of State
-2nd VP
-3rd POTUS
-Louisiana Purchase
-Authored numerous other essays and writings
-Farmer
-Inventor
-Beat the Barbary Pirates’ arse
-Proponent for a limited federal government
-Against a centralized bank
Plus a shared affection for exotic women
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:28 am to LarryByrd
Did you have his poster on the wall when you were a kid?
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:30 am to LarryByrd
Gotta be ol' Ben for me. Pulling all sorts of French women and inventing shite in his spare time. All while looking like this:
One could say that he is the originator of the American Dream.
One could say that he is the originator of the American Dream.
This post was edited on 7/3/21 at 8:31 am
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:33 am to LarryByrd
quote:
Favorite Founding Father?
They’re all evil, vile, racists! Equally worthless!
- The Left circa 2021
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:37 am to LarryByrd
Thomas Paine
quote:
“Common Sense” is credited as playing a crucial role in convincing colonists to take up arms against England. In it, Paine argues that representational government is superior to a monarchy or other forms of government based on aristocracy and heredity. The pamphlet proved so influential that John Adams reportedly declared, “Without the pen of the author of ‘Common Sense,’ the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.”
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:42 am to LarryByrd
Jefferson
quote:
"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."[13] This sentence is taken from a letter written by Jefferson on September 23, 1800,[14] to Dr. Benjamin Rush
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:43 am to LarryByrd
Aaron Burr
Called out Hamilton’s bitch arse to the streets and put that flintlock on that arse.
That’s a man i can respect. That’s why running your mouth back in the day wasn’t done all that often.
Called out Hamilton’s bitch arse to the streets and put that flintlock on that arse.
That’s a man i can respect. That’s why running your mouth back in the day wasn’t done all that often.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:45 am to LarryByrd
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:47 am to LarryByrd
Sitting Bull, he whipped Custer’s arse…
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:48 am to LarryByrd
Benjamin Franklin
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:51 am to LarryByrd
John Adams had more influence on the design of the legal system than any other founding father. While not perfect its principles set the basis for almost all modern legal systems. The man was a genius and he definitely married a woman that also helped him to stay humble.
Pride was his shortfall for sure and he lacked so many soft skills. Understanding that really puts into perspective how vital his mind was to the process of creating a new country.
Politically he believed in strong rule because of the finicky nature of people. The true beauty of our constitution is that originally the Senate was the counterweight to the House to safeguard against populism being able to sweep in and change everything too fast. Which is why the configuration today makes no sense now that the senate is directly elected.
Pride was his shortfall for sure and he lacked so many soft skills. Understanding that really puts into perspective how vital his mind was to the process of creating a new country.
Politically he believed in strong rule because of the finicky nature of people. The true beauty of our constitution is that originally the Senate was the counterweight to the House to safeguard against populism being able to sweep in and change everything too fast. Which is why the configuration today makes no sense now that the senate is directly elected.
This post was edited on 7/3/21 at 9:00 am
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:54 am to LarryByrd
Jefferson and not just because we have the same namesake
Posted on 7/3/21 at 8:57 am to Northwestern tiger
quote:
Thomas Paine
Not a founding father, but common sense is a treasure.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 9:01 am to LarryByrd
George Mason
Posted on 7/3/21 at 9:01 am to LarryByrd
Founding Father of the Who Dat Nation....
Posted on 7/3/21 at 9:05 am to Fat and Happy
quote:
Aaron Burr
Called out Hamilton’s bitch arse to the streets and put that flintlock on that arse.
That’s a man i can respect. That’s why running your mouth back in the day wasn’t done all that often.
Hamilton fricked around and found out.
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