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Editor says, what if the Founding Fathers had issued a global declaration of republican principles? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the August 2012 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.
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In 1776, on this day in Philadelphia, an odd group of rich colonial landowners collaboratively authored a global declaration of republican principles known as Mr Jefferson's Letter.
Mr Jefferson's LetterDispersed as a printed broadside, the viral format suited widespread distribution and public reading throughout the British Empire. However King George the Third misjudged the significance of the document and declared that the American colonies were in open rebellion.
However his subsequent appeal for assistance from friendly states was a prescient masterstroke. Because shortly thereafter, a French language variant appeared on the Streets of Bourbon Paris.
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Permalinks: Post, Day. Browse Thread: Politicians Source: Wikipedia Labels: Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Republican, America. Editor says, in this article we describe a scenario where the Founding Fathers are philosophers not politicians and instead of the Declaration of Independence, they write this letter.
~ So this is instead of the Declaration of Independence, not in addition to it? Yes confirmed
~ But the French had their own revolution anyway, largely influenced by ours, so what difference would this letter make? I am assuming as that was still a decade away, the Bourbons find common cause with the Hanoverians because the FF are philosophers/political scientists (not politicians) who have issued a global call for republicans True, true, but it took a decade for the influence to be felt .. and I should have made that clear. Sorry about that.
~ Sounds like something like the Revolutions of 1848, but a couple of generations earlier. It'd be a major crackdown by the monarchs, who might just end up tossed out.
~ I wonder how it would differ from the Declaration?
~ Nothing would have happened in that case. Philosophers are not in any position to lead, the founders as politicians were.
~ @Eric Oppen: I'm kind of curious myself.
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