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Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americ...

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure...

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They (the French) have taken genius instead of reason for their guide, adopted experiment instead of...

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Religion is the solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religio...

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Gouverneur Morris

Founding Father of the United States

Born: 1752-01-31

Died: 1816-11-06

Gouverneur Morris I (January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a native of New York City who represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. Morris was also an author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States and one of its signers. He is widely credited as the author of the document's preamble, and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution."More