wantedthefirstaccount@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWere the American founding fathers considered liberal or conservative for their time?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down14
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWere the American founding fathers considered liberal or conservative for their time?wantedthefirstaccount@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months ago Benjamin Franklin was the most radical, and seems nearly modern in his views. Not nearly as much as Thomas Paine.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoI was going by the big 7 - Washington, Adams, John Jay, Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Franklin - but yeah, Thomas Paine puts any of them to shame, lol.
Not nearly as much as Thomas Paine.
I was going by the big 7 - Washington, Adams, John Jay, Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Franklin - but yeah, Thomas Paine puts any of them to shame, lol.