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To: Hemingway's Ghost

Yep, and you can throw in Jefferson, Madison and Monroe as well.


3 posted on 12/20/2019 6:55:38 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (With every passing day, I am a little bit gladder that Romney lost in 2012.)
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To: Sans-Culotte

It’s kind of funny. On paper, the Founding Fathers left us wonderful stuff. Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Federalist Papers, etc. That stuff stands the test of time and we are much the better for it.

However, as individuals, many of the Founding Fathers were sort of jerks. As far as I know, George Washington was nearly perfect. But Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and others were somewhat nasty people.

But does it matter? Our current president is sometimes criticized for his “offensive” tweets and whatnot. I think President Trump can stand proudly alongside any of the Founding Fathers. I judge them by their actions.


4 posted on 12/20/2019 7:01:04 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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