Assessing self-government’s success depends upon what criteria are persuasive.  The first government in 1789 represented an outstanding start.  George Washington was unanimously elected President, as was Vice President Adams; Jefferson and Hamilton were both in key executive positions and the Supreme Court was trustworthy.  The Constitution said as much about slavery as could be ventured at the time; … Continue reading AN EXPERIMENT IN SELF-GOVERNMENT – Part VII How has this Self-Government Experiment Worked Out? →