Join us as we chat with award-winning historian David O. Stewart about his newest work\, \;The Democracy We Must Keep\, and the question he explores throughou t the book: What did America's founders say about democracy\, and can we r emain true to their vision for America?
\nTwo hundred fifty years ag o\, passionate men attempted to create something the world had never seen before: a nation built not on kings or armies\, but on ideas where the peo ple ruled.
\nIn \;The Democracy We Must Keep\, historian David O . Stewart takes readers inside the nine key documents that shaped the form ation of the United States&mdash\;from Patrick Henry's thunderous cry for liberty to the carefully crafted design of a government chosen by the peop le\, with limits on all officials holding power under the Constitution.
\nThrough the words of seven visionary founders&mdash\;Washington\, Je fferson\, Madison\, Hamilton\, Gouverneur Morris\, and others&mdash\;Stewa rt shows how a fragile experiment in self-government took shape.
\nT hese men were not saints. They argued passionately. They worried that the new nation might fall apart. Yet together\, they forged the principles tha t must still define American democracy:
\nPower must be limited.
Leaders must answer to the people.
Individual rights must be protec
ted by law.
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary\,&n
bsp\;The Democracy We Must Keep \;urges readers to rediscover core ide
as that built the nation&mdash\;and to consider what it will take to prote
ct them.
Register today to gain a deeper understanding of how Amer ican democracy started\, why it still matters\, and the active role each g eneration must play to uphold it.
\nAbout the Author:
\nDavid O. Stewart has published eleven award-winning and best-selling books of hi story and historical novels. In 2023\, he received the Lifetime Achievemen t Award of the Washington Independent Review of Books. His most recent fic tional series\, the Overstreet Saga\, is inspired by family stories his mo ther told. He lives in Maryland with the light of his life\, Nancy Floreen \; they have three children and six grandchildren.
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