Because Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) thought it would be only a matter of time before the American system of government degenerated into an “elective despotism,” he warned that citizens should act now in order to make sure that “the wolf [was kept] out of the fold”
With the Industrial Revolution came inventions that promoted economic ... People had the freedom and means to travel greater distances than ever before. It meant the right to do the things you wanted.
