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Jon Meacham

“Democracy is easy; republicanism is hard. Democracy is fueled by passion; republicanism is founded on moderation. Democracy is loud, raucous, disorderly; republicanism is quiet, cool, judicious – and that we still live in its light is the Founders' most wondrous deed.”

Jon Meacham, American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
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American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation by Jon Meacham
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