[jwalsh07]

But they were men. Nothing but men. But you wouldn't know that listening to some people.

Those men understood that which is why they made the Constitution amendable. You're right, they should not be deified but respected for what they did correctly.

They also knew that men were endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights and the three they spoke of were life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That they didn't all practice it makes those words no less important. That one they got right.

[rdb3]

I concur that we should honor them for their accomplishments and founding this nation.

But their deification grates me.