Jefferson And the American Democracy; An Historical Study
The book Jefferson And the American Democracy; An Historical Study was written by author Witt, Cornelis Henri De, 1828-1892 Here you can read free online of Jefferson And the American Democracy; An Historical Study book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Jefferson And the American Democracy; An Historical Study a good or bad book?
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' You and I,' lie wrote to Edward Eutledge, ' have for- merly seen warm debates and high political passions. But gentlemen of different politics would then speak to each other, and separate the business of the senate and that of society. It is not so now. Men who have been intimate all their lives, cross the streets to avoid meeting, and turn their heads another way, lest they should be obliged to touch their hats. This may do for young men, with whom passion is enjoyment. But it is afflicting ...to peaceable minds. Tran- quillity is the old man's milk.' But who is to be held responsible for this , change in the political manners of the United States ? Courtesy in a struggle supposes a certain degree of fairness and reciprocal esteem. Good relations are incompatible with bad manners. Jefferson niore than anyone else * Jefferson's "Works, vol. iv. p. 191 ; June 24, 1797. 218 VENOMOUS CHARGES AGAINST HAMILTON: had contributed to introduce tlie use of discourtesies into public business, to alter the standard of moral obligations, and to compromise the dignity of political life.
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