Gouverneur Morris Quotes
I care nothing more for your actings and doings.
Gouverneur Morris, 1752-1816, U. S. Commissioner to England & U. S. Minister to France, U. S. Senator (Federalist, NY), Letter to his fellow party member and senator, Timothy Pickering, December 22, 1814
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Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution." In an era when most Americans thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states, Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states. He was also one of the most outspoken opponents of slavery among all of those who were present at the Constitutional Convention. He represented New York in the United States Senate from 1800 to 1803.
