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* Americans have a duty to spread what Jefferson called the "Empire of Liberty" to the world, but should avoid "entangling alliances."<ref>Hendrickson and Tucker. (1990)</ref>

* Americans have a duty to spread what Jefferson called the "Empire of Liberty" to the world, but should avoid "entangling alliances."<ref>Hendrickson and Tucker. (1990)</ref>

* The national government is a dangerous necessity to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation or community; it should be watched closely and circumscribed in its powers. Most [[Anti-Federalists]] from 1787-88 joined the Jeffersonians.<ref>Banning (1978) pp 105-15</ref>

* The national government is a dangerous necessity to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation or community; it should be watched closely and circumscribed in its powers. Most [[Anti-Federalists]] from 1787-88 joined the Jeffersonians.<ref>Banning (1978) pp 105-15</ref>

* [[Republicanism]],also known as [[representative Democracy]], is the best form of government and representative [[democracy]] is needed to prevent the tyranny by the majority, as Madison explained in [[Federalist No. 10]]

* [[Republicanism]], also known as [[representative Democracy]], is the best form of government and representative [[democracy]] is needed to prevent the tyranny by the majority, as Madison explained in [[Federalist No. 10]]

* The [[separation of church and state|wall of separation between church and state]] is the best method to keep religion free from intervention by the federal government, government free of religious disputes, and religion free from corruption by government.<ref>Philip Hamburger, ''Separation of church and state'' Harvard University Press, 2002. ISBN 0674007344 OCLC: 48958015</ref>

* The [[separation of church and state|wall of separation between church and state]] is the best method to keep religion free from intervention by the federal government, government free of religious disputes, and religion free from corruption by government.<ref>Philip Hamburger, ''Separation of church and state'' Harvard University Press, 2002. ISBN 0674007344 OCLC: 48958015</ref>

* The federal government must not violate the [[individual liberty|rights of individuals]]. The [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] is a central theme.<ref>Robert Allen Rutland; ''The Birth of the Bill of Rights, 1776-1791'' University of North Carolina Press, (1955)</ref>  

* The federal government must not violate the [[individual liberty|rights of individuals]]. The [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] is a central theme.<ref>Robert Allen Rutland; ''The Birth of the Bill of Rights, 1776-1791'' University of North Carolina Press, (1955)</ref>