Don't disagree with your points, but it's worth considering: 1. The Founding Fathers were products of their place and time. Many other countries engaged in the

Don't disagree with your points, but it's worth considering: 1. The Founding Fathers were products of their place and time. Many other countries engaged in the slave trade and employed slave labor, and women played a similar role in other societies. Racism and sexism were commonplace around the world during their time. You can reasonably argue that American slavery was uniquely cruel and long-lived if you want, although I would say that position downplays the horrors suffered by slaves under other governments. 2. The Founding Fathers, for all their faults, were clearly very poignant observers of human nature and history. They thoughtfully designed an extremely successful form of government that has inspired countries around the world to copy their model and arguably contributed to material prosperity unparalleled in history. None of that is to discount what you're saying, but it's only one piece of the puzzle.