Madison believed this “excessive democracy” was the cause of a larger social decay which he and others (such as Washington) thought had resumed after the revolution and was nearing a tipping point Shays’ Rebellion was an example.[25] He also continued to advocate for religious freedom. ...
She resumed her chest tones hurriedly. “I must tell you. It was sent to me to tell you. I wanted to prepare you.” “Prepare? Oh, Dorothea, what WAS it?” Dorothea stood upright on the bed, and her eyes assumed the expression of those that see inward–Jennie stared at her, ...