Founding Fathers Quotes

Founding Fathers Quotes is a daily companion for American history and civic wisdom. Each day it delivers one carefully chosen quotation from the founders of the United States — Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Thomas Paine — shown on a calm, editorial reading card. Every line is drawn from the primary sources: Poor Richard's Almanack and Franklin's Autobiography, The Federalist Papers, Common Sense and The American Crisis, Notes on the State of Virginia, Washington's Farewell Address, and the founders' letters and speeches. • A new quote every morning at the time you choose • Every quote names its author and the work it came from • Search the full library and filter by theme — liberty, virtue, education, industry, union, prudence, and more • Save your favorites • Share beautifully set quote cards • Light & dark reading palettes From the Almanack's proverbs to the Farewell Address — link out to each source work, and to the great modern histories of the founding era, to read more.