George Mason was the Virginian who refused to sign the U.S. Constitution but was one of the chief supporters of the Bill of Rights. For this reason he is still considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
Roman authorities treated conquered people in a very just way. Once the conquered decided to accept their conquerors and started paying taxes and supplying soldiers, the Romans allowed them to maintain their beliefs, their local governments and their customs, giving them partial citenzenship and thus making them able to marry Romans and carry trade.
