Founding Brothers Preface

Sovereignty resides in the individual who should be autonomous from monarchy, aristocracy, or oligarchy. This meant that colonists need not bend to the wishes of a British monarchy or an institution not elected by the people.

A Democracy is, “That form of government in which the sovereign power resides in and is exercised by the whole body of free citizens directly or indirectly through a system of representation, as distinguished from a monarchy, aristocracy, or oligarchy.”

“In a republic the group only has advisory powers; the sovereign individual is free to reject the majority group-think.”