We the fallen people: the founders and the future of American democracy

Prologue: "America is great because ..."

Introduction: The consent of the governed

Asking different questions

"We must take human nature as we find it"

"The people thought Gen. Jackson worthy"

"A triumph of the virtue of the people"

"By permission of the Great Spirit above, and the voice of the people"

"The people are incapable of protecting themselves"

Puncturing faith in democracy

Nurturing hope for democracy

We the fallen people : renewing our thinking

We the fallen people : transforming our behavior

Epilogue: "If America is good ..."