▁the ▁Jefferson ian ▁perspective ▁stress ing ▁natural ▁rights ▁and ▁equality . ▁She ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁d angers ▁to ▁republic an ism ▁em an ating ▁from ▁Britain , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁sub ord ination ▁of ▁passion ▁to ▁reason , ▁and ▁the ▁sub sum ing ▁of ▁private ▁self ish ness ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁good . ▁ ▁R ams ay ▁David ▁R ams ay ▁( 1 7 4 9 – 1 8 1 5 ), ▁an ▁important ▁Patri ot ▁leader ▁from ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁wrote ▁thorough , ▁scholar ly ▁histor ies ▁of ▁his ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁United ▁States . ▁Tra ined ▁as ▁a ▁phys ician , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁moder ate ▁Federal ist ▁in ▁politics . ▁Mess er ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁exam ines ▁the ▁transition ▁in ▁R ams ay ' s ▁republic an ▁perspective ▁from ▁his ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁( 1 7 8 9 ) ▁and ▁his ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Washington ▁( 1 8 0 7 ) ▁to ▁his ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( 3 ▁vol . ▁ 1 8 1 6 – 1 7 ), ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 2 - volume ▁world ▁history . ▁ ▁R ams ay ▁called ▁on ▁citizens ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁republic an ▁virt ues ▁in ▁helping ▁reform ▁and ▁improve ▁society . ▁A ▁conserv ative , ▁he ▁war ned ▁of ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁ze al ot ry ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁preserve ▁existing ▁institutions . ▁O ' B rien ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁says