Rage and the Republic

The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution

De: Jonathan Turley

Narrado por: Jonathan Turley

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and thrive in the 21st century, and how the unfinished story of the revolution will play out in a rapidly changing world.

This is a book about revolutions. Most countries are the progeny of revolution. At the birth of this nation, the Founding Fathers faced the quintessential question of self-governance: how do you keep democracy from devolving into violent anarchy or brutal despotism? Drawing on little-known facts from the founding, Jonathan Turley reveals how the United States escaped the cycles of violence and instability that plagued other democratic movements, from ancient Athens to 19th-century France.

As the nation approaches a new era marked by artificial intelligence, robotics, and profound economic shifts, America must again withstand the pressure of radical forces that seek to curtail our natural liberties under the guise of popular reform. In this crisis of faith, many politicians and pundits are questioning the very principles of American democracy, and some law professors are even calling for scrapping the Constitution.

Synthesizing sources from history to philosophy to the arts, Turley offers a hopeful account of how the lessons of the past can guide us through today’s “crisis of faith” in democracy and see us into the future. He notes: “From redcoats to robots, our challenges have changed. Yet, we have remained. Our greatest danger is not forgetting the history detailed in this book, but forgetting who we were in that history.”

Mr. Turleys Rage and the Republic is an amazing, in depth, history of Liberty and the American experience, past and present.

Turley gives a magnificent historical narrative of the philosophical influences that molded the birth of this nation. He writes in depth of the the founding documents contribution to the American revolution, Thomas Paines " Common Sense", the Declaration of Independence and the virtues of the most important reason for America's successful revolution; the US Constitution.
His historic knowledge is cited over and over throughout this book. He explains the legacy of Thomas Paines contributions to the American and French Revolutions in detail. The book explains the reason for the success of the American Revolution and the failure of the French revolution. He describes the current events through the thread of this entire book. Democracy unchecked will devolve into revolution. An amazing read. I am a history nut and Turley is the best historical documentarian I have ever experienced.