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America cannot serve as an example if its founding principles are discarded, writes Michael Beschloss
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A couple confront the might of the federal government

Restlessness is what prevents the republic from sinking into stagnation

The movement trying to reclaim our attention

Without European “followership”, America ceases to be a leader

No other rich democracy hands as many decisions directly to its voters

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