Gabriel said to his son, "I can tell you are getting smarter because you can talk about things like democracy and freedom in a more philosophical way." basically, Gabriel is saying his son is capable of: abstract thinking. Abstract thinking focuses on reflecting events and ideas, and attributes and relationships separate from the objects that have those attributes or share those relationships.
The founding fathers wrote the Constitution which is the blueprint to the government.
<span>either assimilated or rejected... i believe its this :)</span>
