[Badeye]

While I do admire the Founders of this Nation, I don't worship them as some do.

At the end of the day, they were Men. With all that entails, good and bad. They changed the world in a way we still don't appreciate, to be sure.

But they were Men, with feet of clay, just like any one of us.

[Wonder Warthog]

"But they were Men, with feet of clay, just like any one of us."

They may have had FEET of clay, but the current generation of liberals have the clay all the way to the tops of their heads, including their well-styled coiffures.

[ladylib]

They were fallible. But they were brilliant. Who could match them today...?

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

But they were Men, with feet of clay, just like any one of us.

A tad bit harsh in your assessment, methinks. Sure, they had their faults and vices, but feet of clay? I think not.

[RightWhale]

They had some high thoughts, but they also had to compromise. They also couldn't possibly have predicted everything we have today, but they might have given more thought to private property rights and in particular to the ownership and disposition of lands acquired subsequent to the original colonies. Public access easements on private land--illogical and unbelieveable, but there it is.