Fourth of July Exercise: The Top Ten List of America’s Founders

My Opinion ^ | July 4, 2007 | Me

[Pharmboy]

I am truly interested to hear what you folks think. Fire when ready, Gridley...

[Pharmboy]

Pissant: I added you since you like top ten lists.

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[mware]

In no particular order.

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson,

Ben Franklin

Abe Lincoln

Ronald Reagan

Teddy Roosevelt

George Washington

Thomas Edison

John Ford

I leave the last one blank, you can add your own to the list.

[Pharmboy]

Well, that’s beyond the Founders, but no problem. Not a bad list. And, did you mean John Ford or Henry Ford?

[Moose4]

No James Madison?

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[mware]

No, I meant John Ford. The movies that man made always showed the best of America.

[Pharmboy]

Oh geez...give me a mulligan please. I KNEW I forgot someone. Yes--Madison should be there. I guess Roger from CT needs to come off in his place...I want to leave Morgan up there.

Thanks for the correction--that was a bad omission on my part. Duh.

[Pharmboy]

Thought so, but just wanted to double-check. I am a John Ford fan myself.

[mware]

I saw tempted to put someone from lots of different catagories.

Music = Arnold Copeland

Art = Winslow Homer

Author = Mark Twain, Edgar Alan Poe

Film = It's A Wonderful Life.

Director = John Ford

Scientist = Thomas A Edison

Military Leader = Robert E Lee. (Yes I know he lead the confederates, but he was offered the position by Lincoln and turned it down.

[snowsislander]

Were I making such a list, I think that Robert Morris, Francis Marion, and the Marquis de Lafayette would likely find slots as among the most important men in our revolution.

[Roccus]

Music = Arnold Copeland S/B Aaron Copeland

[Pharmboy]

All great choices. The Swampfox sure gave them Brits plenty of headaches...and money and foreign support were certainly key ingredients in our ultimate victory.

[GoLightly]

Any list of ten will leave too many important contributors out. Even with a list of 50 or 100 you’re going to miss people who played important roles.

[Pharmboy]

Agreed...I merely thought that it would be enjoyable and that I would learn a bit more about the Founders and what Freepers think is important to them.

[mware]

Geeze, thanks for the correction. I love Appalachian Spring.

[Roccus]

“...I love Appalachian Spring.”

Me too...I have a recording of it with Copeland conducting the London Symphony Orchestra...it’s on my playlist for this evening’s cook-out.

[aculeus]

Great stuff!

Adding number 10 was a nice touch.

Happy Fourth!

[GoLightly]

There were founders, there were revolutionaries & there were some who were both. Most of those on your list were both.

Sam Adams & Daniel Morgan were revolutionaries, but I wouldn’t consider them to be founders. You Daniel Morgan in your list to represent everyman, which is appropriate IMO.

If I was going to name a single revolutionary, I’d have to go with Thomas Paine. There were over a million copies of his book, “Common Sense” circulating in the colonies. He provided the rational to throw off monarchy & his reach was wider than the best of the revolutionary orators. Course, his character later came into question, but that’s another story.

[Pharmboy]

Thanks! Your opinion is always appreciated...

[mtbopfuyn]

Military Leader = Robert E Lee. (Yes I know he lead the confederates

You say that like it's a bad thing....