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Islam El webdesignegypt — I think the premise for this book is fascinating and true that the American form of government was an experiment based on a theoretical premise that "All man were create equal." Although we regard it as the best form of government at this time, it was not a forgone conclusion back then. Far from having foresight that this experiment would work, it was a work in progress held together by strong leadership with a common purpose which was the success of the republican form of government. I think what is great about this book is that it tells the historical significance of a period in shaping America through stories of the interactions of our founding fathers. Thus, proving once again, the importance of individual action in shaping the destiny of the nation. The Duel: The chapter tells of the duel that killed Hamilton and shamed Burr. The duel occurred because Hamilton felt that Burr was a man who was politically gifted but who did not have character of a leader which was the most dangerous thing a new nation could face. Since America was experimenting on a new form of government that had never been tried before, the leadership of the new nation had to have character in order to forge the new nation into a success. Thus, people who were opportunistic and self-serving were a real danger to the new republic's survival. As Ellis succinctly puts it, "Honor mattered because character mattered. And character mattered because the fate of the American experiment with republican government still required virtuous leaders to survive. Eventually, the United States might develop into a nation of laws and established institutions capable of surviving corrupt or incompetent public officials. But it was not there yet. It still required honorable and virtuous leaders to endure." The Dinner: This chapter deals with the Compromise of 1790 in which Hamilton's plan to have a central bank in where there would be one currency and the foundation of modern day capitalism (in which capital would be concentrated in the hands of people who love money so money could be capital in order to create a more prosperous society) was enacted in exchange for Madison remaining quiet so the capital of the new nation would be in the South which would be modern day Washington DC. The importance of this Compromise assured that the United States would be a capitalist nation as oppose to an agrarian one but at the same time having the economic and political nexus of power separate from each other, thereby having a diffuse power base that assures some sort of check and balance in society. This chapter struck me because the Federalist position of concentrating power into the national government which was what the Constitution based on and the Democratic-Republican notion of diffuse power in the form of local government deciding what is best for its people which what the Revolutionary War was based on (fear of far away power controlling everything ) is still played out today with the Democratic and the Republican party. It is also interesting to note how Obama's administration bailout to jump start the economy and rid of toxic debt has significant parallels with Hamilton's assertion of having centralized government taking control of the country's monetary problems so the economy can get moving again. Likewise,the Republican party's assertion that the bailout is the first step toward socialism is very similar to the argument of the Madison Virginians that concentrating capital will lead to lesser power of the states. Silence: Is about the issue of slavery for the Founding Fathers. Even the Declaration of Independence was clearly against the idea of slavery, practically speaking it was hard to get rid of slavery because it served as the basis for the southern economies. People who were advocating abolition of slaves had no slaves (ie: northerners)and the south who are dependent on slaves for their way of life and economy were pro-slavery. And religion was conveniently used to justify the issue of slavery for people who had slaves. So the founding fathers decided to ignore the issue of slavery in order to preserve the fragile union that was just created 5 years prior. Farewell: This chapter is about Washington's farewell letter to the nation. Even though Washington was the god of a the revolution who was a legend in his own time and thus could have been a dictator with support of the general populace until his death, he decided to retire. The precedent was important for all democratic society in showing that a person with all the power can give it up and thus showed for all to see that the institution of the presidency is more important than anyone who occupies it. The Farewell letter also states that the president should rise above partisan bickering in favor of the public good. He actually said that partisanship and political parties were not good for the country. (Tell that to the present-day politicians) And last but not least, the farewell letter says that the country should focus on westward expansion and should not be involved in the political infighting of European nations. In other words, the United States should be an incubator for the Republican experiment and until it congeals as a nation stay out of affairs that can disrupt the destiny that is the republican government. In terms of foreign policy, Washington was a realist and defined his policy as the school of Real Politic. It is interesting that even though the spirit of '76 was against a monarchy type of leader, the new nation could not survive without Washington who embodied and advocated a strong executive branch/federal government for the new nation to be a distinct America instead of a confederation of states with their own agenda. The Collaborators: This chapter focuses on Adams and Jefferson and the beginnings of political parties. Even though Adams during his presidency tried to rise above political partisanship, the realities of the era and the advent of competing ideologies necessitated the creation of political parties to institutionalize these ideologies. People with similar ideologies thus organized themselves around parties. With Jefferson's opposition to the Federalist movement, he became the chief architect of the advent of political parties. This chapter also highlights how political ideology has the potential to destroy or strain friendships that was forged in the common experiences of the revolution and the founding of the country as it did with Adams and Jefferson. The Friendship: Politically, one should start with an ideology but tempered by facts on the ground. Policy should be made with ideology + facts. To the founding father's the issue of slavery was non-issue. All of the prominent members thought that slavery was evil. The issue was who should get rid of it the states or the federal govt. This is how state's rights became synonymous with slavery and later white supremacy. Whereas Jefferson thought the American Revolution and the republican govt. was destiny of humankind that would sweep the world, Adams continued to believe that American republican government was just an experiment and thus not inevitable. History of course prove Jefferson right and shows that people prefer mythological storys that cast them as the good guys against some evil empire rather than the reality of shades of grey. It is also interesting to note that Adams preferred to see the American revolution as a continuum of events and people rather than a dominant event or a major personage.

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Matteo Martignoni matteomartignoni — I'm enough of a conformist fuddy-duddy that I'd never heard of this author, apparently famous on the Internet to considerably more than 15 people as a blogger, adventurer, journalist and all-around do-goodnik. Once I chanced upon his book, The Art of Non-Conformity, and gave it a quick read-through, I'm favorably disposed to Chris Guillebeau's views and admiring of his mission. But I'm already enough of a non-conformist to know that people capable of taking Guillebeau's advice--to create their own ideal lives using unusual strategies--probably won't need this book to give them a jump start. As a self-help book, it's a cheery, upbeat treatise on Guillebau's own entrepreneurial style. The book boasts plenty of personal anecdotes, a handy guide to featured websites in the endnotes, and lots of friendly, liberal boosterism about how you, too, can earn enough money to finance your own personal dreams--and not become an asshole in the doing. This is a can-do guide as well as a how-to.