“They watched with some fascination, but also condescension, as we attempted to create an American republic.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
International Relations
“They watched with some fascination, but also condescension, as we attempted to create an American republic.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
"They watched with some fascination, but also condescension, as we attempted to create an American republic."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson
We answer listener questions this week, and the most mail we received was about Robert Kagan's new book, The Jungle Grows Back, which Tom Friedman of The New York Times called "An incisive, elegantly written, new book about America’s unique role in the world."
It’s an exceedingly important book. And it explains a lot of things that may seem puzzling to you, as they do to me.
"We couldn't allow a French national to be here, stirring up anti-administration feeling in this country, or fitting out privateers in our wars."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson