Eye opening. Our young forefathers were pretty intelligent and well written for being so youthful. Obviously they didn't have our current school system to pollute their minds with drivel.
Very astute observation fren ,250 years of a total and complete failure to our kids and it's all to blame on our inability to destroy the DEPT of Education and the TEACHERS UNIONS .
Isn't it sad the decline of our academia? We used to teach classical Latin in highschool and now you can take remedial English in college. Didn't learn anything? Don't worry, they won't hurt your feelings and they'll pass you anyways!
Correct. As someone else commented, Benjamin Franklin was 70 when he signed the Declaration. At that time, it was a tough 70 for anyone who made it that far.
Eye opening. Our young forefathers were pretty intelligent and well written for being so youthful. Obviously they didn't have our current school system to pollute their minds with drivel.
You might consider that they were homeschooled until they went to college at around age 12.
Very astute observation fren ,250 years of a total and complete failure to our kids and it's all to blame on our inability to destroy the DEPT of Education and the TEACHERS UNIONS .
Isn't it sad the decline of our academia? We used to teach classical Latin in highschool and now you can take remedial English in college. Didn't learn anything? Don't worry, they won't hurt your feelings and they'll pass you anyways!
Benjamin Franklin was 70. (Born 1776) Never too old to make a difference
Born 1706, but I know what you meant.
typo... yes 1706
And the old man of the group Benjamin Franklin was 81 years old when he signed the Constitution..
…and he was 70 when he signed the Declaration of Independence.
True, but in 2026, 50 is the new 30.
To wit, you are also never too old to make a difference.
Correct. As someone else commented, Benjamin Franklin was 70 when he signed the Declaration. At that time, it was a tough 70 for anyone who made it that far.
...this is actually quite shocking...
The youth today are too stupid.
" The youth today are too stupid."
...that's not entirely their fault...
...the govern - mental educational "system" ain't real educational (geared to reality)...
... ultimately it is a "man in the mirror" issue...
Exactly.
These days, you must be 21 years old to smoke or drink... but 250 years ago you could be a founder of a country at 18 years old.
By 18, most of them were college graduates, back when colleges gave students a real education.
Take Aaron Burr off the list!
True, but he did make a contribution at the time.
He contributed to killing one of those on the list too
True.
Most of them were probably fathers too. And not ones that disappeared!
Youre telling me Thomas Jefferson was "33"
Born in April, 1743. The date can be looked up and the arithmetic does the rest.
Im just pointing out how tf Masonic that is