Tag: Benjamin Rush

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  September 10, 2019

  Benjamin Rush and Early Federalist Republicanism: Fear of Democracy, Moral Degradation, and Corruption

  Fear of Mob Democracy and the Roman republic’s fate of corruption The stories of Marius, Tacitus, Livy and Sallust stress importance of morals, reason and the rule of law in a virtuous republic; also corruption of these through avarice, luxury, parties, factions and venality. According to the Roman statesman, Sallust, a republic should be free…