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OSR #3: Read Richard Hofstadter’s “The Founding Fathers: An Age of Realism” and write a 2-page summary according to the summary instructions on you outside reading assignment sheet. While you can include some of your own observations or reactions, your summary must respond to the following questions: Why did the founding fathers want a republic instead of a pure democracy? And why did they think it was necessary to protect property in order to protect the republic?