They were some of the most educated people in the colonies but they humbled themselves before God in both word and deed.
Notice that in their writings and speeches they refer to God and heaven multiple times.
They also understood the exact meaning and importance of every word they used.
The so called academics of today are children compared to the Founders.
The Founders realised their confederation of states was not working so they came together and created the Constitution of the United States, a document that has been amended at times but has magnificently stood the test of time.
The Founders were intelligent enough to realise when something was unworkable and deal with the situation.
The “academics” of today can not change their socks without focus groups, polls and government grants.
The end results of affirmative action education and participation diplomas.
I almost mentioned it but didn’t want to reinforce the criticisms I have deceived for being too verbose. But read Patrick’s speech again (as you have) and appreciate that there is a biblical reference in almost every sentence, every phrase.