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SUMMARY:The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that Built America Still
  Matter with David O. Stewart
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DESCRIPTION:Award-Winning Historian and Bestselling Author of Impeached an
 d The Summer of 1787.\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/16908117
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #3366ff\;"><strong>Hav
 e questions for the author? Submit your question at registration and you m
 ay just hear the answer live!&nbsp\;</strong></span></p>\n<p>Join us as we
  chat with award-winning historian David O. Stewart about his newest work\
 ,&nbsp\;<em>The Democracy We Must Keep</em>\, and the question he explores
  throughout the book: What did America's founders say about democracy\, an
 d can we remain true to their vision for America?</p>\n<p>Two hundred fift
 y years ago\, passionate men attempted to create something the world had n
 ever seen before: a nation built not on kings or armies\, but on ideas whe
 re the people ruled.</p>\n<p>In&nbsp\;<em>The Democracy We Must Keep</em>\
 , historian David O. Stewart takes readers inside the nine key documents t
 hat shaped the formation of the 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 t
 he Constitution.</p>\n<p>Through the words of seven visionary founders&mda
 sh\;Washington\, Jefferson\, Madison\, Hamilton\, Gouverneur Morris\, and 
 others&mdash\;Stewart shows how a fragile experiment in self-government to
 ok shape.</p>\n<p>These men were not saints. They argued passionately. The
 y worried that the new nation might fall apart. Yet together\, they forged
  the principles that must still define American democracy:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>
 Power must be limited.</li>\n<li>Leaders must answer to the people.</li>\n
 <li>Individual rights must be protected by law.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>As the Uni
 ted States celebrates its 250th anniversary\,&nbsp\;<em>The Democracy We M
 ust Keep</em>&nbsp\;urges readers to rediscover core ideas that built the 
 nation&mdash\;and to consider what it will take to protect them.</p>\n<p>R
 egister today to gain a deeper understanding of how American democracy sta
 rted\, why it still matters\, and the active role each generation must pla
 y to uphold it.</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author:</strong></p>\n<p>David O
 . Stewart has published eleven award-winning and best-selling books of his
 tory and historical novels. In 2023\, he received the Lifetime Achievement
  Award of the Washington Independent Review of Books. His most recent fict
 ional series\, the Overstreet Saga\, is inspired by family stories his mot
 her told. He lives in Maryland with the light of his life\, Nancy Floreen\
 ; they have three children and six grandchildren.</p>\n<p><em>Please be aw
 are that registration is done through a third party\, and you may be asked
  to share your email address and/or phone number.</em></p>\n<p>Looking for
  more fun things&nbsp\;to do at MCPL?</p>\n<p>Check out other <strong><spa
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 dth: 100%\;">\n<p><strong>By joining this Virtual MCPL program\, you agree
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 icies/behavior.html">rules of conduct</a>.&nbsp\;Library staff has the aut
 hority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inap
 propriate\, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.</strong></p>\n<p>
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