Democracy: The Myth of Marching
George Washington once reflected that “our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness...”; Alexander Hamilton believed that “Real liberty is never found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.”
The Founding Fathers wrote extensively — and contradictorily — on the subject of democracy. The same celebrations and tensions have been heard in a variety of stage shows, from Shuffle Along to Hairspray to SUFFS.
