tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237917339730792916.post8925263799541607444..comments2023-11-18T11:20:35.439-05:00Comments on Johnny Pez: Res publicaJohnny Pezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07430884010621619176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237917339730792916.post-84784161819520906022014-11-22T15:52:08.054-05:002014-11-22T15:52:08.054-05:00It's the opening paragraph of Chapter 29, the ...It's the opening paragraph of Chapter 29, the chapter dealing with the abolition of slavery in Mexico: "Under most circumstances, republicanism is the most stable form of government. Should a nation have an incompetent as monarch or tyrant, it may easily be destroyed. But the government of a republic springs from the people themselves, and so long as it follows the will of its constituents, it will survive. Should a tyrant clash with his people, the people will be obliged to adjust; in a republic, the people will turn out their leaders, and replace them with men more in harmony with their desires."<br /><br />Two pages later, Sobel quotes Alexander Hamilton's reply to Adams: "And what should be done if the people, as is often the case, are unjust? At such a moment wise men will yearn for a benevolent tyrant to bring about much needed stability."Johnny Pezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430884010621619176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237917339730792916.post-56731577843618170252014-11-22T14:41:51.058-05:002014-11-22T14:41:51.058-05:00Very good!
I don't have the book handy, but I...Very good!<br /><br />I don't have the book handy, but I think early on Sobel quotes John Quincy Adams mentioning 'republicanism' as well. My memory's vague, but I think that seemed to be an attempt to properly contextualize the word for IOW readers. Have to dig the book out of storage to check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com