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Jiang argues that Jefferson’s Declaration largely copies Locke: rights come from God, government protects them, and failed government may be abolished.
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Jefferson
Jefferson and Hamilton represent two competing American strands: individual-rights agrarian democracy versus strong central industrial empire.
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Jefferson and Hamilton represent two competing American strands: individual-rights agrarian democracy versus strong central industrial empire.
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The Constitution is presented as Hamilton’s solution: stronger central revenue, trade control, and military power; the Bill of Rights is Jefferson’s constraint on that power.
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Jiang argues that Lincoln resolves the Jefferson-Hamilton conflict by naming America an empire of democracy: born in liberty, fighting for liberty, and spreading liberty.
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MAGA is interpreted as an attempt to restore civilization inside America by returning to a white Christian democratic nation and Jeffersonian vision.
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"...years and years of conflict over a myriad of issues. Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers, he writes something called the Declaration of..."
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"Okay, guys. So what does this mean? It means that Thomas Jefferson, in writing the Declaration of Independence, which is the founding document of..."
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"...His name is Alexander Hamilton. And he is in conflict with Jefferson. These two individuals represent two competing strands of America. After the War..."
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"...was the solution that was proposed by Hamilton and his friends. Jefferson argued that this would, of course, limit the rights of individuals. So,..."
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"Okay? So, so again, with Hamilton it's about empire for Jefferson it's about democracy. There's a conflict, right? What Lincoln does which is revolution..."
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"to school because we need to get an education go to America get a degree we can become rich when we become rich we..."
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"...Christian democratic nation again let us restore the vision of Thomas Jefferson right okay that's it so this is just an introduction to America..."
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"...of slave labor, because they are mainly an agricultural society. Obviously, Jefferson is from the South. Hamilton is from New York. This conflict will..."
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"...the causes of the Civil War. Right? This conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Hamilton, the two visions for where America is going will eventually..."
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"...Okay? These are deists. And most of the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, were deists."
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America begins here as a cure for civilization: a clean-slate game built from Enlightenment rights, self-help, property, and fair rules.
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