Jeffersonianism
noun
Jef·fer·so·nian·ism
ˌje-fər-ˈsō-nē-ə-ˌni-zəm 
-nyə-
: the political principles and ideas held by or associated with Thomas Jefferson that center around a belief in states' rights, a strict interpretation of the federal constitution, confidence in the political capacity or wisdom of common people (see common entry 1 sense 4b), and an agrarian as opposed to an industrial or commercial economy compare hamiltonianism
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This Jeffersonianism on steroids was a last stand against industrial production as the core of the U.S. economy—and against the rise of cities as the center of American life.
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William A. Galston, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2020
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William A. Galston, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2020
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