In 1800, in the first interparty contest, the Federalists warned that presidential candidate Thomas Jefferson, because of his sympathy expressed at the outset of the French Revolution, was ‘the son of a half-breed Indian squaw’ who would put opponents under the guillotine.
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Name: Robert Dallek Profession: Historian Nationality: American Birthday: May 16, 1934 |
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