Archive for mothers
FFQF: Noah Webster on Motherhood
This week’s post will conclude the FFQF theme of the IMPORTANCE OF MOTHERHOOD. And today’s selection comes from Noah Webster. Yes, he was a Founding Father, not just the author of the first American-English dictionary. He fought as a soldier during the Revolutionary War, and after it, worked in the spheres of education and politics [...]
FFQF: Alexander Hamilton on Motherhood
Today, we will not focus so much on the importance of motherhood to good society and government, as we will focus on how our Founders, one in particular, valued the role of mothers and the faithfulness of their own wives to that role. One of the most under-estimated Founding Mothers was Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of [...]
FFQF: Benjamin Rush on Motherhood
Today’s quote comes from Benjamin Rush, a great but under-estimated Founding Father and American. In my humble opinion, he was one of the greatest men among the Founding Fathers. David Barton wrote an excellent biography of him, which is available from Wallbuilders, as a PDF on CD-Rom, or a book (paperback or hardback). I think [...]
FFQF: John Adams on Motherhood
The theme for this month is THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTHERHOOD, and specifically the importance of motherhood to free society in general, and of virtue and morals in particular. In an age and culture where post-modernism reigns and is accompanied by multiple cultural ills, we are constantly organizing our efforts to reclaim our culture, and restore [...]