Well said.
I personally think that in terms of vision, leadership and spirit, not a single one of our Founders matched Ronald Wilson Reagan...save Patrick Henry.
That's probably going too far. George Washington was clearly a noble, public-spirited and far-sighted political leader. The others, including Henry so far as I can tell, became partisan or factional leaders, while Washington tried to stand above parties and politics. A party or factional leader can be great, but so much of his energy goes into supporting one side against the other, while Washington was there for the whole country.
How so? I'm always left scratching my head as to why folks don't think a contemporary figure could possibly outshine Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, et al