--- title: "2 Thomas McKean Quotes - (Hooray for Grandma Jo!)" description: "Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. Browse 2 Thomas McKean quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-mckean-90502.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Thomas McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-mckean-90502.jpg) # Thomas McKean (1779–1852) **2** quotes in **51** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. ## Quick Facts About Thomas McKean Born November 20, 1779 Died May 5, 1852 Notable works Hooray for Grandma Jo! Spouse Sarah Clementine Pratt ## About Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. During the American Revolution he was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where he signed the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. He served as President of Congress for four months in 1781. McKean was at various times a member of the Federalist and the Democratic-Republican parties and served as president of Delaware, chief justice of Pennsylvania, and the second governor of Pennsylvania. He also held numerous other public offices. ## Quotes by Thomas McKean > [The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mckean/the-true-liberty-of-the-press-is-amply-secured-by-permitting-every/) Thomas McKean [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0c/thomas-mckean-111453_description_the-true-liberty-of-the-press-is-amply-s_289195.jpg) > [You will probably have but a short time to live. Before you launch into eternity, it behooves you to improve the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mckean/you-will-probably-have-but-a-short-time-to-live-before-you-launch/) Thomas McKean [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/thomas-mckean-111453_dear_you-will-probably-have-but-a-short-time_1586285.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mckean/#itemlist", "name": "Thomas McKean Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to the peace and dignity of society, to inquire into the motives of such publications, and to distinguish between those which are meant for use and reformation, and with an eye solely to the public good, and those which are intended merely to delude and defame. 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