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Quote by: Gods_Mercenary  I dunno aboout progressive, his main idea was a completely agrarian republic where only landowners voted (though at least he wanted most people to be landowners) He also had a kind of funny fear of cities as pits of sin and destruction of republican ideals. | Progressive for his time. And I said he was flawed. He liked bloody revolution a little too much for my tastes, but his ideas on the separation of church and state and public education were ahead of even the other revolutionary politicians of his time. And he was very well rounded in his interests and education. And he knew when it was right to surrender dogmatic ideals and just do what was best. Imperfect but well rounded guy.
All I see when I look down, something jumpin' on the ground, Scratchin' dirt, cluckin' in the barnyard -
Tell me, could that be you?
John Kay |