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Many retreated into the hills to make their own way, the forefathers of today’s small-scale, self-sufficient farmers.
Lewis respected his civil rights forefathers but did not worship them.
Our forefathers didn't have sex and violence in mind when they crafted First Amendment freedoms.
As the Balkans flared to war once again, Greek nationalism has stirred, and there have been discussions in the kafeneion about the land of Macedonia returning to the fold of its forefathers.
Here are a few of the methods of child-restraint practiced by our forefathers and foremothers--many of whom were patriotic, religious, and of high moral character: swaddling their children, depriving them of food (it was thought to keep babies quiet), tying them to chairs, and beating them severely.