Someone I respect loaned me this book. I have not been a very serious student of American history, especially this time period, and I probably would not have picked it up on my own. I found it challenging reading, and I admit to skimming through some of it, but I'm glad I spent the time with it anyway.
The best two sentences are near the end: "American rights and American freedom were not a gift of the country's "founding fathers." They are and have always been a work in progress."
A bunch of rich white guys fought it out, many times for their own self-interest. Many of them had slaves. Women are still left out. It is amazing how well the constitution has worked out. I hope it doesn't all fall apart, and I worry about the possibility with that one guy whose name I won't say, and the rise of the so-called right which is so wrong.
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