American democracy Quote by Samuel Eliot Morison
“Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long without conciliation and compromise.”
“Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long without conciliation and compromise.”
![“[Benjamin] Franklin may be a great philosopher, [John Adams] told his diary in 1779, but "as a Legislator in America he has done very little."” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/696/gordon-s-wood-13199_america_benjamin-franklin-may-be-a-great-philoso_1884498.jpg)
![“A tough but nervous, tenacious but restless race [the Yankees]; materially ambitious, yet prone to introspection, and subject to waves of religious emotion. . . . A race whose typical member is eternally torn between a passion for righteousness and a desire to get on in the world.” quote by Samuel Eliot Morison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c02/samuel-eliot-morison-27265_ambitious_a-tough-but-nervous-tenacious-but-restle_714672.jpg)
![“Elvis [Presley] had a stepstool, if you will, to success because he came from the dominant culture. They identified with him. Michael Jackson had to come further and go deeper into the pit of possibility of American democracy and of cultural expression.” quote by Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/28f/michael-eric-dyson-1424_american-democracy_elvis-presley-had-a-stepstool-if-you-wil_62719.jpg)
