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How the U.S. Constitution was designed with respect for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’ c15b0e02188fd00252887b34e349fa61

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How the U.S. Constitution was designed with respect for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

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A 1786 tax revolt by farmers helped push Hamilton, Madison and Jay to argue for a constitution...

69% of Americans think the founders would be disappointed in democracy today. A French philosopher predicted why 2ab14342de4b0044f1648089d2f7a4a7

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69% of Americans think the founders would be disappointed in democracy today. A French philosopher predicted why

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James Madison called Montesquieu "the oracle who is always consulted," and his theory of liberty as "tranquility...

Before independence, America tried — and failed — to conquer Canada a4c9b485dd50168c097bf5fd1dde0c4d

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Before independence, America tried — and failed — to conquer Canada

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Gen. Richard Montgomery's death in a blizzard siege on Dec. 31, 1775, ignited the outrage that fueled...