We have to remember that American democracy was not something won courageously over time so much as it was a long, drawn out process of corrupt bargaining between politicians and the voting public, Conspiracy- and coalition-building between current voters and potential voters, and Nasty, Nasty Deals.<a href="https://cdn.loc.gov/service/mss/maj/01065/01065_0299_0301.pdf">George Kremer to Andrew Jackson, 8 March 1825</a><a href="http://cdn.loc.gov/service/mss/maj/01066/01066_0083_0086.pdf">Andrew Jackson to Henry Lee, 7 October 1825</a><a href="https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/159.html">Thomas Jefferson to John Holmes, 20 April 1820</a>Hammond, Bray. Banks and Politics in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1957.Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers. Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the American Civil War. Chicago: Open Court. 1996. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep. 35: Enlightenment and Revolution

Join host Dr. Anthony Comegna on a series of libertarian explorations into the past. Liberty Chronicles combines innovative libertarian thinking about history with specialist interviews, primary and secondary sources, and answers to listener questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.