‘Resist that Wolf of Tyranny’: Beschloss Reflects on Jefferson’s Historical Caution

RUSH TRANSCRIPT PHANG Let ░░░░░░░░ unpack that tweet What ░░░░░░░░ Jeffersons specifically referring to ░░░░░░░░ he was talking about ░░░░░░░░ the wolf of tyranny ░░░░░░░░ BESCHLOSS Well he said ░░░░░░░░ he said it somewhat ░░░░░░░░ that statement in the ░░░░░░░░ he said you know ░░░░░░░░ have constructed a democracy ░░░░░░░░ s what we have ░░░░░░░░ fighting for independence from ░░░░░░░░ king of England but ░░░░░░░░ said I know enough ░░░░░░░░ human nature to know ░░░░░░░░ there are a lot ░░░░░░░░ kings and dictatorships in ░░░░░░░░ history than there are ░░░░░░░░ like the one we ░░░░░░░░ trying to construct and ░░░░░░░░ said one day and ░░░░░░░░ may not be too ░░░░░░░░ he said Americans will ░░░░░░░░ tempted by someone who ░░░░░░░░ to become a dictator ░░░░░░░░ says I alone can ░░░░░░░░ it all I can ░░░░░░░░ your problems I am ░░░░░░░░ more efficient than a ░░░░░░░░ with the presidency and ░░░░░░░░ Congress and the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ and he said resist ░░░░░░░░ wolf of tyranny.”