17Were the American founding fathers considered liberal or conservative for their time?posted 2 months ago bywantedthefirstaccount@lemmy.worldin askhistorians@lemmy.worldView comments11 commentssavehidereportSort:HotTopControversialNewOldYou are viewing a single thread.View all comments View context [ +- ]PugJesus@lemmy.world4 points2 months agoI was going by the big 7 - Washington, Adams, John Jay, Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Franklin - but yeah, Thomas Paine puts any of them to shame, lol. permalinksavereportparentreply