Thread by @McAdooGordon

Happy Constitution Day! Enjoy the blessings of liberty! ❤️🇺🇸

A series of pics for the day. Debating:

Independence Hall. Philadelphia.

The rising sun chair Washington sat in to preside over the convention. You can see it in Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

George Washington. Father of our country. He gave up power after two terms, saying: “I did not defeat George III to become King George I.” George III in response said: “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.”

Thomas Jefferson. He called the convention “an assembly of demi-gods.” He was serving at the time as our Ambassador to France.

James Madison. 4th US President. Called the “Father of the Constitution” for his significant role in the drafting of it & the Bill of Rights, & for promoting ratification of the Constitution by the states.

John Marshall. 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice. A Virginia delegate to the convention, he was also instrumental in having Virginia ratify the constitution.

Ben Franklin. The oldest delegate, he urged all to consider carefully others views. On the last day he was ill, but his speech was read including this line: “Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best.”

Alexander Hamilton. A tireless advocate for the Constitution, he was a delegate from New York. He was a principal author of “The Federalist Papers,” a series of articles explaining the Constitution to the people & urging ratification.

Gouverneur Morris. An often overlooked Founder, he wrote the beautiful Preamble to the Constitution. His other stylist changes made the document readable & flowing.

These were just men w/flaws & failings. But they fought for & created a system in which people rule themselves instead of being ruled by a despot who can beggar or kill anyone. These men were geniuses & heros. W/o them, especially Washington only the Almighty knows where we’d be.