Dear Friends, When I address our guests at the Hermitage before they go into the Mansion this is what I really would love to say : The Founding Fathers were a bunch of elitist jerks. They did not care about the people. All they were interested in was their wealth, which were their slaves.
The only people who were allowed to vote were white male landowners. 
I used to be so impressed with Jefferson. There is more and more information out about him which clouds his image. I cannot wait to read the new book about him by Meacham.