John Hancock: Beloved by the people, hated the by aristocracy, passionately opposed to oppressive taxation. No other founding father epitomizes the value of Sign Big better than Hancock.

One of Hancock’s first brushes with tax tyranny came in 1768 when his ship, Liberty, was seized by the British under charges of smuggling, or tax-evasion in Colonial terms. Later, while serving as President of the 2^nd Continental Congress, Hancock made his larger-than-life autograph on the Declaration of Independence. Popular legend has it that upon signing his name, he declared, “There, I guess King George will be able to read that!” Whether fact or fiction, Hancock’s leadership and dauntless spirit bolstered a budding a nation.

Won’t you now follow John Hancock’s leader and sign BIG?