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Good Government generally begins in the family, and if the moral character of a people once degenerate, their political character must soon follow.
-Elias Boudinot

Who is Elias Boudinot?

May 2, 1740 - Oct. 24, 1821
Lawyer and Statesman from Elizabeth
Delegate to Continental Congress and US Congressman for New Jersey
Mentor was Richard Stockton, who signed the Declaration of Independence
Princeton University Library, has a collection of his papers and many family possessions and portraits
On his death willed 13,000 acres to Philadelphia for parks and needs
He was Home Schooled!!!