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SUMMARY:The Democracy We Must Keep
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em><strong>The Democracy We Must Keep: Wh
 y the Ideas that Built America Still Matter&nbsp\;</strong></em><em><stron
 g></strong></em></p>\n<p>Join us as we chat with award-winning historian D
 avid O. Stewart about his newest work\,&nbsp\;<em>The Democracy We Must Ke
 ep</em>\, and the question he explores throughout the book: What did Ameri
 ca's founders say about democracy\, and can we remain true to their vision
  for America?</p>\n<p>Two hundred fifty years ago\, passionate men attempt
 ed to create something the world had never seen before: a nation built not
  on kings or armies\, but on ideas where the people ruled.</p>\n<p>In&nbsp
 \;<em>The Democracy We Must Keep</em>\, historian David O. Stewart takes r
 eaders inside the nine key documents that shaped the formation of the Unit
 ed States&mdash\;from Patrick Henry's thunderous cry for liberty to the ca
 refully crafted design of a government chosen by the people\, with limits 
 on all officials holding power under the Constitution.</p>\n<p>Through the
  words of seven visionary founders&mdash\;Washington\, Jefferson\, Madison
 \, Hamilton\, Gouverneur Morris\, and others&mdash\;Stewart shows how a fr
 agile experiment in self-government took shape.</p>\n<p>These men were not
  saints. They argued passionately. They worried that the new nation might 
 fall apart. Yet together\, they forged the principles that must still defi
 ne American democracy:</p>\n<p>Power must be limited.<br />Leaders must an
 swer to the people.<br />Individual rights must be protected by law.<br />
 As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary\,&nbsp\;<em>The Demo
 cracy We Must 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>Register today to gain a deeper understanding of how American dem
 ocracy started\, why it still matters\, and the active role each generatio
 n must play to uphold it.</p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>About 
 the Author:</strong></p>\n<p>David O. Stewart has published eleven award-w
 inning and best-selling books of history and historical novels. In 2023\, 
 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Washington Independent R
 eview of Books. His most recent fictional series\, the<em> Overstreet Saga
 </em>\, is inspired by family stories his mother told. He lives in Marylan
 d with the light of his life\, Nancy Floreen\; they have three children an
 d six grandchildren.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em><strong>The views expressed by pr
 esenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an
  endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specif
 ic product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation 
 by Dedham Public Library.</strong></em></p>\nhttps://dedhamlibrary.libnet.
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