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Thursday, August 1, 2024

The Founders Saw This Insane Political Moment Coming 237 Years Ago

"…The 55 men who assembled in Philadelphia 237 years ago to hammer out an American Constitution differed on a great many things. Among the rare points on which most agreed was that the American people could not be trusted to choose a president for themselves. They were easily misled, too often "the dupes of pretend patriots."
Stacy Schiff

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/opinion/founding-fathers-president-election.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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