OSR #3: Read Richard Hofstadter’s “The Founding
Fathers: An Age of Realism” and write a 2-page
summary according to the summary instructions
on you outside reading assignment sheet. While you
can include some of your own observations or reactions,
your summary must respond to the following questions:
Why did the founding fathers want a
republic instead of a pure
democracy? And why did they think
it was necessary to protect property
in order to protect the republic?