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Provides the definitive window into key concepts that have formed the backdrop of our democracy: the nature of revolution, stewardship of power, liberty, and the ever-present danger of factions and tyranny. Most contemporary historians celebrate Jefferson's victory over Adams in 1800--which Jefferson firmly maintained was "as real a revolution...as that of 1776--as the beginning of the two-party system, but Sisson believes it is entirely the wrong lesson. Jefferson saw his election as a peaceful revolution by the American people overturning an elitist faction that was stamping out cherished constitutional rights and trying to transform our young democracy into an authoritarian state. If anything, our current two-party system is a repudiation of Jefferson's theory of revolution, and his earnest desire that the people as a whole, not any faction or clique, would triumph in government.
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Jefferson, thomas, 1743-1826, Presidents, united states, election, 19th century, Political science, united states, Revolutions, United states, politics and government, 1789-1815, Politics and government, Political and social views, Presidents, Election, Political science, History, Présidents, Élection, Révolutions, Histoire, Politique et gouvernementShowing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
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American Revolution of 1800: How Jefferson Rescued Democracy from Tyranny and Faction - And What This Means Today
2018, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
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American Revolution Of 1800: How Jefferson Rescued Democracy from Tyranny and Faction--And What This Means Today
2014, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
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2014, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
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