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American Republic Quotes

Sharp lines on the American Republic's structure, flaws, and fate.

These quotes take the American Republic seriously as a political experiment, not just a slogan - one traces its ballot-box problems, another points to the exclusion of women from the vote at its founding. Together they read as a running argument about American identity.

Americans resident in China inform us that the ballot box in their country is greatly abused for personal ends, and Chinese admirers of the American Republic have not minutely examined its defects.

Quotes by Zhang Zhidong

Inequality was written into the creation of the American Republic when our Founding Fathers denied voting rights to women.

Quotes by Stephanie Coontz

The American Republic was bound - is still bound - to follow in the centuries to come the same course to destruction as did Rome.

Quotes by Robert W. Welch, Jr.

In the Constitution of the American Republic there was a deliberate and very extensive and emphatic division of governmental power for the very purpose of preventing unbridled majority rule.

Quotes by Robert W. Welch, Jr.

Admirers Quotes

The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of Leibniz's influence was suppressed.

Quotes by Robert Trout

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes criticize the American Republic or praise it?
Mostly criticize, or at least complicate the picture - one calls out the exclusion of women from voting at the founding, and another compares its likely trajectory to Rome's decline.
What's the point about 'admirers' of the American Republic?
One quote notes that Chinese admirers of the American Republic hadn't closely examined its flaws, using outside praise to highlight problems insiders overlook.
Why is the ballot box mentioned?
A quote observes that Americans living in China reported the ballot box back home being 'greatly abused for personal ends,' raising doubts about the Republic's own democratic practice.
Is the comparison to Rome meant literally?
It's presented as a serious warning rather than a throwaway line - the quote argues the Republic is 'bound' to follow Rome's course toward destruction unless something changes.
What does the Constitution quote emphasize?
It highlights that the framers deliberately split governmental power specifically to prevent unbridled majority rule, framing that division as intentional rather than accidental.

The sharpest line here compares the Republic's likely fate to Rome's, while another explains why the Constitution deliberately divided power to block unchecked majorities. It's a collection built for readers who come to quotes wanting substance over slogans.