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Cees: Lots of good reading there. There are many interesting stories surrounding the Roebling family and the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. :emoji_thumbsup:

Cees: 1.) Books were so highly prized during those times. Yet, today, they are taken for granted and ignored by such a large percentage of the public. Franklin's creation of a public library system was so innovative and practical (and simple). And yet, unfortunately, so many public...

John Adams and 1776 are both wonderful, Cees...as is his biography on Truman. McCullough has a terrific way of writing and presenting the material that makes it very accessible and the farthest thing from dry and boring. Once you've read the books you really feel like you've got a sense of...

Common Sense is discussed in McCullough's book on Adams. In fact, when passing through New York one time, Adams purchased two copies of the pamphlet and sent one home to Abigail. While it certainly roused the populace to consider independence from the "royal brute" King George, McCullough...

Cees: David McCullough's wonderful biography on Adams a few years ago did quite a lot to boost Adams' standing in the minds of those who did not know much about his role in the founding of the U.S.

Besides Cees' father-in-law and Captain Kangaroo (who I'm assuming are separate gentlemen), it strikes me that Mr. Ed also made extensive use of Dutch doors :D :

No. But it looks like he's got a head cold.

From the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art:

Might've been Captain Kangaroo...or Bunny Rabbit.

And my point, Dave, is that while those teachings are certainly available to anyone who wants to read them today...why do I fear that very few of our national leaders in the U.S. bother to seek them out? Even if they are exposed to them in college (and I'm not convinced that they are...

Joe: When I ask my question: where are their (Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, et al.) kind today? would your answer be that there are simply not people (at least in the US) in political power who were as educated as these men in classical political theory? I always figure that is a "missing...

Dave: Thanks for the OP. The Declaration is always worth another read. Adams, Jefferson, Franklin et al. were truly incredible men. Where are their kind today?