Jefferson was a supremely gifted politician who understood that progress depends, not on ideological purity, but compromise. I was glad to be reminded that he was attacked by the radical fringe among Republicans who regarded themselves as the true, pure keepers of traditional Republicanism for compromising with New England Federalists. Jefferson, Meacham says “was no […]
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Jefferson Part 2.
Jefferson was a supremely gifted politician who understood that progress depends, not on ideological purity, but compromise. I was glad to be reminded that he was attacked by the radical fringe among Republicans who regarded themselves as the true, pure keepers of traditional Republicanism for compromising with New England Federalists. Jefferson, Meacham says “was no […]