The Republic Doesn’t Ratify Itself
Our nation is turning 250. The anniversary will summon the usual rhetoric about an inheritance handed down.但继承恰恰是错误的比喻。共和国的创始人并没有继承共和国；而是继承了共和国。 they argued it into being and asked their fellow citizens to say yes. Every generation since has faced the same question, whether or not anyone bothered to
