The founding documents of the United States, particularly the Federalist Papers, demonstrate that the founders, many of whom were in their early 20s, were deeply concerned with the fundamental problem of constraining executive power and preventing presidential tyranny through constitutional design

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Dan Carlin

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when you read things like the Federalist Papers and you realize the guys writing this are like 23, 24 years old, and when you read what they're talking about, they're talking about all these questions like what the role of a chief executive could be, what do you do if the chief executive is not a wise person

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Dan Carlin Explains Why Autocracy in America Was Inevitable (Making Sense #433)Sam Harris
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:41:50 AM

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