I had occasion recently to read John Marshall's biography of George Washington, which was de facto a pocket history of the War for Independence and the first two terms of Washington's presidency. According to Marshall, the two parties were the Federalists and the Democrats. I have read elsewhere that historians inserted the name "Democrat-Republican Party" in order to distance the original Democrats from their descendants. The original Democrats were fascinated with the French Revolution and its politics, and believed in deficit spending...and not paying debts. The apple has always had its worm.
It was an amazing insight. They have been politically wicked from their beginning, over all the same issues (including slavery). The biography is well worth reading. It is intelligently written and the history is so unique, it is like learning our early history completely anew. The military science was not high technology, but it was very well thought out. Dealing with a feckless Congress in the course of a war was an unparalleled frustration. Washington may not have been perfect, but he was essentially a saint, and the only man the entire nation trusted. He was Honor walking on two legs. The day will come, in the Hereafter, when he and Trump will meet and shake hands, brothers separated by centuries.
I had occasion recently to read John Marshall's biography of George Washington, which was de facto a pocket history of the War for Independence and the first two terms of Washington's presidency. According to Marshall, the two parties were the Federalists and the Democrats. I have read elsewhere that historians inserted the name "Democrat-Republican Party" in order to distance the original Democrats from their descendants. The original Democrats were fascinated with the French Revolution and its politics, and believed in deficit spending...and not paying debts. The apple has always had its worm.
Well, that would give some insight as to why John Adams hated the Democrats of his day.
It was an amazing insight. They have been politically wicked from their beginning, over all the same issues (including slavery). The biography is well worth reading. It is intelligently written and the history is so unique, it is like learning our early history completely anew. The military science was not high technology, but it was very well thought out. Dealing with a feckless Congress in the course of a war was an unparalleled frustration. Washington may not have been perfect, but he was essentially a saint, and the only man the entire nation trusted. He was Honor walking on two legs. The day will come, in the Hereafter, when he and Trump will meet and shake hands, brothers separated by centuries.