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Gordon S. Wood, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 Quotes: Americans became so thoroughly democratic that much of the period's political activity, beginning with the Constitution, was diverted to finding means and devices to tame that democracy.
         

Americans became so thoroughly democratic that much of the period's political activity, beginning with the Constitution, was diverted to finding means and devices to tame that democracy.


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