Many of the revolutionary leaders in the American colonies were quite well educated and knew Socrates' and Plato's ideas and writings.
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Why did many revolutionary leaders shaping the government of the new nation begin to find the principle of democracy troubling? How did they attempt to balance democracy with other concerns in the new government?
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