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- noun Plural form of
Founding Father .
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Examples
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This book about the men who are usually referred to as the Founding Fathers is very interesting and enjoyable read.
August 2005 2005
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True, we have no Lenin and will have to make due with the Founding Fathers, which is fine by me.
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In essence, Scalia is saying that the secular democracy envisioned by the Founding Fathers should be a Christian theocracy as envisioned by a determined sect of fundamentalists.
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The universal application of habeas corpus was a principle grievance of the Founding Fathers, which is why its bold pronouncement in the Constitution was thought by Alexander Hamilton, along with the outlawing of nobility, to offer "perhaps greater securities to liberty and republicanism than any [other the Constitution] contains."
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Those old progressive Americans – the so called Founding Fathers – would scare these modern “real Americans” to death.
American Voters close-up: Sarah Palin is pure! | ultraorange.net 2008
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The particular genius of the Founding Fathers was their understanding that a Christian nation can be a dangerous place for both believers and nonbelievers.
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Those old progressive Americans – the so called Founding Fathers – would scare these modern “real Americans” to death.
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KING: Who -- which of the Founding Fathers was the most difficult to research re: mothers?
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There is one other comment I would make, and that is, the Founding Fathers considered, during the Constitutional Convention, giving ultimate authority to the courts to appoint electors.
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Their faith in the Founding Fathers is a signature of the movement.
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