Exactly. Dying was not and ia not a big deal in the Christian faith. Which were 98% of the founding fathers.
They knew that sacrifices are made when the righteous have to defeat the wicked. In their case the wicked was big boy Tyrant England.

Now not even Christians want to take up their lives to save their childrens future. So they allow government to do what they need to. And in the end they will lose their life and lose their souls for being cowards.