ANTON REINHARD FALCK


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Anton Reinhard Falck

In a land where so many have a right to air their opinions and where so many interest are bound to collide and have to be reconciled, unanimity can hardly be expected. We were agreed on the evils but differed on the remedies, and amidst this contention of parties, the very zeal and energy of the best citizens became damaging to the public interest.
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There are many democracies that have run into this problem at many times. Even the United States had situations like this. The Adams-Jefferson Presidential Contest caused President Adams to curtail civil rights so he could not be as viciously attacked. The polarization after the first Black was elected president in 2008 was another period of destructive contention and polarization.

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Anton Reinhard Falck
© Made after a lithography of Baugniet
Anton Reinhard Falck
  • Born: March 19, 1777
  • Died: March 16, 1843
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Anton Reinhard Falck was a Dutch statesman.