Leading Founders

Leading Founders

Their lives, ideas, public service, and selected writings

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George Mason: Progenitor of the Bill of Rights

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James Madison: Father of the Constitution

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Alexander Hamilton: Champion of American Enterprise

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John Jay: Father of American Jurisprudence and Diplomacy

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John Marshall: Expounder of the Constitution

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