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Democracy vs. Republic: One and the Same?

Law & Liberty
November 14, 2024
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Both sides of the political spectrum in the United States frequently accuse one another of being a threat to democracy. Writing for Law & Liberty, James Hankins argues that America’s government was not founded upon democracy per se, but on a (lower-case R) republican vision of ordered liberty and popular self-government. Hankins reviews America’s foundation and reminds readers of the intentions of the Founding Fathers for their new republic.

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