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 acy-we-must-keep-why-the-ideas-that-built-america-still-matter-with-david-
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that
  Built America Still Matter with David O. Stewart
DESCRIPTION:Register here! This is a virtual program. You will receive an e
 mail with the link to the program feed.Join us as we chat with award-winni
 ng historian David O. Stewart about his newest work\, The Democracy We Mu
 st Keep\, and the question he explores throughout the book: What did Ameri
 ca's founders say about democracy\, and can we remain true to their vision
  for America?Two hundred fifty years ago\, passionate men attempted to cre
 ate something the world had never seen before: a nation built not on kings
  or armies\, but on ideas where the people ruled.In The Democracy We Must
  Keep\, historian David O. Stewart takes readers inside the nine key docum
 ents that shaped the formation of the United States—from Patrick Henry's
  thunderous cry for liberty to the carefully crafted design of a governmen
 t chosen by the people\, with limits on all officials holding power under 
 the Constitution.Through the words of seven visionary founders—Washingto
 n\, Jefferson\, Madison\, Hamilton\, Gouverneur Morris\, and others—Stew
 art shows how a fragile experiment in self-government took shape.These men
  were not saints. They argued passionately. They worried that the new nati
 on might fall apart. Yet together\, they forged the principles that must s
 till define American democracy:Power must be limited.Leaders must answer t
 o the people.Individual rights must be protected by law.As the United Stat
 es celebrates its 250th anniversary\, The Democracy We Must Keep urges r
 eaders to rediscover core ideas that built the nation—and to consider wh
 at it will take to protect them.Register today to gain a deeper understand
 ing of how American democracy started\, why it still matters\, and the act
 ive role each generation must play to uphold it. About the Author:David O
 . Stewart has published eleven award-winning and best-selling books of his
 tory and historical novels. In 2023\, he received the Lifetime Achievement
  Award of the Washington Independent Review of Books. His most recent fict
 ional series\, the Overstreet Saga\, is inspired by family stories his mot
 her told. He lives in Maryland with the light of his life\, Nancy Floreen\
 ; they have three children and six grandchildren.
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