“What are you going to be today, Ben”
“Well, I have an idea for an invention, but I told the other guys I’d help write this document. You know how difficult it is to get a word in when Jefferson gets wound up.”
“Like writing a limerick by committee.”
“Exactly! Washington always wants to start with ‘there was a wench from Nantucket’, why must it always be Nantucket? If people really knew what a playboy George Washington was!”
“Well, try to get along with them, even that Hancock fella, the one with the large ego. And stop by the grocery on the way home, I’ve got a list for you.”
“Yes, dear.”
There was great hope, vision, responsibility, concern and critical thought that went into the creation of our country. These thoughtful and inquiring individuals were outlining the foundation and guiding principles, not only for their generation, but generations to follow.
The leaders in this quest were learned and wise, who drew upon the great thinkers in history, and of their belief in human virtue as well as the possibility of corruption and self-interest prevailing over the common good.
These were men of their time, respected, but imperfect. Equality certainly did not exist as we think of it now. The process of creating a system of governance, along with a sense of community, and importantly, a unifying treatise, is something to think about in these divided times. Somehow, 250 seems like a crossroad,or is it just me?
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
John Adams
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
James Madison
“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”
George Washington
“It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.”
Thomas Paine
“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men.”
Samuel Adams
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