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Tommy_Carcetti

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1. Not to mention but some people equate the "founders" to the Gods of Mount Olympus

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 03:43 PM

Jan 2013

They were human beings, all with some flaws, some more so than other. Some more intelligent than other.

They were not infallible human beings to be deified.

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Is your local paper full of "writings of the founders" letters? [View all] jmowreader Jan 2013 OP

Not to mention but some people equate the "founders" to the Gods of Mount Olympus Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #1

I think it's worth pondering how many of our Founding Fathers were in the dementia stage of Aristus Jan 2013 #2

The subjugation of an entire race of people was legal back then, too. sadbear Jan 2013 #3

Yeah, that's what I was thinking... jmowreader Jan 2013 #9

If the founders saw the tyranny of corporate capitalism there would be another revolution libtodeath Jan 2013 #4

There are so many quotes regarding the fact the founding fathers did not want a standing army Lint Head Jan 2013 #5

I live just outside Chicago, a very blue area Drale Jan 2013 #6

On my Facebook someone posted Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #7

Only one way to change it - rewrite the Constitution regjoe Jan 2013 #8