First of all, it is our Constitution - not our Declaration of Independence - that has made us a beacon to the world. Secondly, it is exactly this beacon - the Constitution - which Obama seeks to destroy along with American Exceptionalism. This man is an enemy to our Republic. His words reek of dishonesty and deception.
“Men of wealth and property?” You mean, men who had actually made their mark in the world due to their own endeavors. Men who were experienced in actually accomplishing things now turning their attention to what was, in those days, a great social experiment. The “experiment” was a success as long as it is not thrown out with the trash.