As we enjoy great Advantages from the Inventions of Others, we should be glad of an Opportunity to serve others by any Invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously. — Benjamin Franklin

My Take – The founding fathers didn’t come up with the concepts that coalesced in the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution.  They stood on the shoulders of giants, and gave  a boost to the country we have now.  What we have been given, we just improve and pass on, both to our children and to anyone else who yearns for freedom and prosperity.