John Adams, raging socialist!

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Am I alone in finding the American tendency to justify their arguments by invoking the Founding Fathers bizarre? Noone in France would ever say :'This is a good idea because Napoleon/Danton/whoever you want said this and that on the topic, which I interpret as supporting my general argument.'

It is very strange, yes. Also, along similar lines, people often invoke the Constitution in defense of their argument as though it cannot be argued that the Constitution ought to be changed. xD