The Man Who Brought Us The Bill of Rights, by Paul Engel

You probably know the Constitution of the United States has a Bill of Rights. You may even know some of the history that gave us those amendments. But did you know about the man who probably had the greatest impact on making sure not only that we have a Bill of Rights, but the rights that it protects?

Like most Americans, the vast majority of our Founding Fathers were a mystery to me. Sure, we’ve heard of George Washington, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin, but what about Benjamin Rush, Gouverneur Morris, or the subject of this article, George Mason? Most American treasure the Bill of Rights, but know nothing about the man who made sure we have one. …