They rejected kings and were sincerely concerned about the possibility of a dictatorship. But we need to move past founder-worship and focus on justice.

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    Stop looking for father figures, act like you know is right, not like if you wanted to make someone proud.

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      No. I need some authority figure to tell me what is moral and just. I am incapable of rational thought.

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        It would be moral and just to give me all your money

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      Once you’re an adult, the people you’re supposed to be making proud are younger than you now. They’re the children looking up to you and their children and their children’s children.