#1409
Joseph Ellis joins us this week in the first of a series of conversations discussing his work as a historian chronicling the Founding Fathers. We begin by discussing his book, American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, published in 1996 and winner of The National Book Award. In the conversation, Ellis calls the Founders the “greatest generation in American political history in terms of creativity [but] if you want to come to terms with the real historical forces moving American history, perfection is not in the cards.”
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"You’re trying to govern yourselves in the 21st century using an 18th century instrument."
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Yes, American citizens now have access to weapons that wouldn't have been available in the 18th Century. But so do governments. Are you saying that the Founders would have been comfortable with the American government having control of a massive standing army, navy, air force and now space force, equipped with nuclear weapons, etc., but would have feared an American citizen with a semi-automatic rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition?