The Village Square was born. It wasn’t always exactly a “square” in the “village,” although sometimes it was. It was the spirit of all this talking.
The Square: A Founding Tale
Category: Founders
Liz Joyner: Ode to the Town Hall
Within the ethos of the town meeting is the important founding principle that political foes must grudgingly become partners as they engage conflicting ideas in order to govern.
Living right by Alexis de Tocqueville
It was probably our founders’ biggest idea – and assuredly their boldest – that a diverse people could self-govern.
Oyez, oyez, oyez. Join the Town Hall.
So, despite the differences between our founders – and the odds against them – in this new country the king was no longer the seat of power. It was now the humble town hall.
Let Friendship Redeem the Republic
The two founders ultimately died friends, having given history the gift of their final correspondence.