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The Danger of Factions: Nothing New Under the Sun

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:September 20, 2021
Post category:History Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

A “frightful despotism,” would be the result of an “alternate domination of one faction over another,” warned George Washington. He was joined - with similar warnings - by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Thomas Jefferson and many others. But this opposition to factions didn’t start with the founding generation at all.

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What Did the Founders Say About Democracy?

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:March 8, 2011
Post category:Economy Features History Media Nebraska Network Archives Sovereignty

The story goes that Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he left the Constitutional Convention [1. Recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in his diary which was reprinted…

A Republic If You Can Keep It

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:July 15, 2010
Post category:Education Nebraska Network Archives

The story goes that Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he left the Constitutional Convention (1, 2). She asked, “What have you given us?” Franklin is said to have replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” This exchange was common knowledge 50 years or so ago, as commonly taught to schoolchildren as [...]