As Surber notes: "...the 5 richest men in America signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. They actually had fortunes and sacred honor to pledge. The signing was August 2, 1776, when 50 of the 56 delegates to the Continental Congress put their John Hancock's on the declaration—including John Hancock.
The sixth richest man was an otherwise engaged General George Washington.
For the first 50 years including five presidencies, these men midwifed a nation like no other in the world because it was founded on the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They nursed it through its infancy.
The Founding Fathers faced the hangman for treason if they failed. Trump assembled a team to restore the republic. They face imprisonment if they fail. They are led by a man who faced the same fate."
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Very nicely done, Mama.
PS As for Benedict, the Arnold, as many an historian has noted, had he been killed at Saratoga, Arnold would have been up there with Nathan Hale.
As it was, he retired due to wounds with a high maintenance wife and continual sniping from a lot of REMFs. In disgust, he soured on the Continental cause with the help of said wife and Major Andre who may or may not have been an item.
PS The irony of it all is that John Andre is the only one who comes out of it all with any respect from history.
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