{"id":8672,"date":"2010-06-27T20:58:32","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T00:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=8672"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:44:15","slug":"motivational-posters-founding-fathers-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/character\/motivational-posters-founding-fathers-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Posters: Founding Fathers Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Independence Day, the Fourth of July, is a week away for those of us in the United States. So we thought it would be most appropriate to make a &#8220;Founding Fathers&#8221; edition of our motivational posters series. We centered in on three of this illustrious group&#8217;s most influential men-George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. Not only did they produce great thinking on politics and government, they were also dispensers of truly sage wisdom about character and personal development. We gathered up some of their best and pithiest sayings and hope they inspire you to become a better man.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"prod.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/prod.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's squander time quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10635 size-full\" title=\"friends\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/friends.jpg\" alt=\"George Washington's good quality men quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"merit\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/merit.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's applause wait on success quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10637 size-full\" title=\"debt\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/debt.jpg\" alt=\"George Washington's Debt quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"reliance\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/reliance.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's Self Reliance quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"foresight\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/foresight.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's Foresight quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"wealth\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/wealth.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's Wealth quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"gwaccountability\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/01\/gwaccountability1.jpg\" alt=\"George Washington's Accountability quote motivational poster.\" width=\"495\" height=\"619\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10678 size-full\" title=\"vig\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/vig.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's Vigilance quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"humility2\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/humility2.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's Humility quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10689 size-full\" title=\"loyalty\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/loyalty.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's Loyalty quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"tempt4\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/tempt4.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's Temptation quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10691 size-full\" title=\"chance\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/chance.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's Chance quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"conviction\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/conviction.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's Conviction quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"character\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/character.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's Character quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"defense\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/defense.jpg\" alt=\"George Washington's Fortification quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10692 size-full\" title=\"respect\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/respect.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's Respect quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"meaning\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/meaning.jpg\" alt=\"George Washington's Meaning quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"life2\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/life2.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's Life quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10694 size-full\" title=\"finding2\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/finding2.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's action defines you quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"diligence\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/diligence.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Franklin's Diligence quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10697 size-full\" title=\"sov2\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/sov2.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's Sovereignty quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10699 size-full\" title=\"prior\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/prior.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's Priorities quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10700 size-full\" title=\"legacy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/legacy.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson's Legacy quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"direction\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/direction.jpg\" alt=\"George Washington's seek truth quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"vigor\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/vigor.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin's Vigor quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"george\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/06\/george.jpg\" alt=\"George Washington's Charlatans quote motivational poster.\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>These men issued enough words of wisdom to fill several dozen posts. What&#8217;s your favorite Founding Father quote?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Check out all the motivational posters from AoM:&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters: Theodore Roosevelt Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/knowledge-of-men\/theodore-roosevelt-motivational-posters\/\">Theodore Roosevelt Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters: George S. Patton Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/motivational-posters-george-s-patton-edition\/\">George S. Patton Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters: Ernest Hemingway Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/motivational-posters-ernest-hemingway-edition\/\">Ernest Hemingway Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters: Winston Churchill Edition (Part I)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/motivational-posters-winston-churchill-edition-part-i\/\">Winston Churchill Edition (Part I)<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters: Winston Churchill Edition (Part II)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/motivational-posters-winston-churchill-edition-part-ii\/\">Winston Churchill Edition (Part II)<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters: Black History Month Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/motivational-posters-black-history-month-edition\/\">Black History Month Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters: Bear Bryant\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/motivational-posters-bear-bryant\/\">Bear Bryant Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters: Founding Fathers Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/motivational-posters-founding-fathers-edition\/\">Founding Fathers Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Motivational Posters from the Band of Brothers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/motivational-posters-from-the-band-of-brothers\/\">Band of Brothers Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Vintage Business Motivational Posters from the 1920s &amp; 1930s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/vintage-business-motivational-posters-from-the-1920s-1930s\/\">Business Posters from the 1920s and 1930s<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independence Day, the Fourth of July, is a week away for those of us in the United States. So we thought it would be most appropriate to make a &#8220;Founding Fathers&#8221; edition of our motivational posters series. We centered in on three of this illustrious group&#8217;s most influential men-George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. 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