Join us as we chat with award-winning hist orian David O. Stewart about his newest work\, \;The Democracy We Must Keep\, and the question he explores throughout the book: What di d America's founders say about democracy\, and can we remain true to their vision for America?
\nTwo hundred fifty years ago\, passionate men attempted to create something the world had never seen before: a nation bu ilt not on kings or armies\, but on ideas where the people ruled.
\nIn \;The Democracy We Must Keep\, historian David O. Stewart takes readers inside the nine key documents that shaped the formation of t he United States&mdash\;from Patrick Henry's thunderous cry for liberty to the carefully crafted design of a government chosen by the people\, with limits on all officials holding power under the Constitution.
\nThro ugh the words of seven visionary founders&mdash\;Washington\, Jefferson\, Madison\, Hamilton\, Gouverneur Morris\, and others&mdash\;Stewart shows h ow a fragile experiment in self-government took shape.
\nThese men w ere not saints. They argued passionately. They worried that the new nation might fall apart. Yet together\, they forged the principles that must sti ll define American democracy:
\nPower must be limited.
Leaders
must answer to the people.
Individual rights must be protected by law
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As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary\, \;T
he Democracy We Must Keep \;urges readers to rediscover core idea
s that built the nation&mdash\;and to consider what it will take to protec
t them.
Register today to gain a deeper understanding of how Ameri can democracy started\, why it still matters\, and the active role each ge neration must play to uphold it.
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\nAbout the Author:
\nDavid O. Stewart has published eleven award-winn ing and best-selling books of history and historical novels. In 2023\, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Washington Independent Revi ew of Books. His most recent fictional series\, the Overstreet Saga\, is i nspired by family stories his mother told. He lives in Maryland with the l ight of his life\, Nancy Floreen\; they have three children and six grandc hildren.
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