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FFQF: John Jay
Today’s Favorite Founders’ Quote Friday is the third of the series (scroll down for the previous two). Today’s quote comes from John Jay of New York. Among the many distinguished positions he holds in American history, his role as one of the chief framers of New York State’s first constitution (1777), as one of the [...]
John Jay: The Forgotten Federalist
Now that we have taken a brief and introductory look at some of the Founding Fathers you know already know, let me introduce you to some Founding Fathers you probably didn’t. There were many Founding Fathers, but today, Americans are not very familiar with many of them. We know the names of George Washington, Thomas [...]