Actor Kelsey Grammer has issued a warning about the consequences of Americans forgetting the nation's founding history. Speaking on the show "Planet Tyrus" on Tuesday, July 22, 2026, Grammer argued that citizens who lack knowledge of their origins risk being controlled. "If you don't know where you come from, you don't know who you are. If you don't know who you are, you can be controlled," he said.

Grammer pushed back against critics who dismiss the Founding Fathers as "old White guys in wigs," highlighting that Thomas Jefferson was only 33 when he wrote what Grammer described as "arguably the most important political document in the history of man." He also noted that most of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence "ended in ruin" after sacrificing everything for the nation.

The actor recently starred in the film "Young Washington," which follows George Washington before he became the nation's first president. Grammer has also hosted a six-episode Fox Nation series related to the Founding Fathers.

He called for an overhaul of the nation's education system to ensure that Americans understand and appreciate their history.

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