Annette Gordon-Reed: Concerns About ‘Authoritarianism’ Would Surprise Early American Leaders

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REED: “Well, I think he would certainly marvel at the scientific capabilities of the United States. The power. Just think of someone starting a country that is, you know, that had to rely on another superpower to help it in its fight against another superpower. And here we are at the apex of that of the world in terms of power. He would be surprised, I think, a little bit dismayed, perhaps, by the seeming backtracking on the notion of democracy and the idea of a republic, the concerns about authoritarianism. I think he would have thought we’D be further along away from that, because his revolution, the revolution that he participated in, was to get rid of monarchy and get rid of kings. And the notion of moving towards that, not just in this country, but there is a sort of dissatisfaction in some”