S4 E1: Rich Man's Revolt
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The Revolt of the Ruling Class
Woodie holton is a historian at the university of south carolina. He says most of america's founders were not originally spoiling for a split with britain. As late as the fall of 17 74, he says, people like washington, franklin and jefferson are pissed off but not yet in fullon rebellion. They are protesting the british, but they do not want independence really. What they want is conservative that is, to turn back the clock to how things had been in 17 63.
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