Sublime

il est le premier théoricien de la séparation des pouvoirs politique et religieux et le premier penseur moderne de nos démocraties libérales. Mais là où il me semble encore plus moderne que nous, c’est qu’il a parfaitement perçu, alors qu’elles n’existaient pas encore, les limites de nos démocraties :

Knox favored Washington’s going but felt obliged to point out that the Philadelphia convention might be “an irregular assembly,” even an illegal one, since it would operate outside the amendment process spelled out in the Articles of Confederation. It might even expose delegates to conspiracy charges. On the other hand, Washington’s presence would

The same day that Hamilton wrote to Washington to defend his conduct, Jefferson at Monticello did likewise. In an unusually long and heated letter, Jefferson charged that Hamilton had duped him into supporting his schemes and had trespassed on State Department matters by meeting with French and British ministers. He admitted hiring Freneau but made

how Jefferson