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That is a gross misreading of the text. He is talking about teaching about past governments and education in general. The Jefferson administration's withholding
by lern_too_spel 7y ago
That is a gross misreading of the text. He is talking about teaching about past governments and education in general. The Jefferson administration's withholding of a letter from the Aaron Burr trial because they contained national security information is the origin of the state secrets privilege in the United States.
- xenophonf 7y agoOh, I agree, which is why I said "kernel of an argument". Speaking of the Burr conspiracy, John Marshall issuing a subpoena to Jefferson regarding those papers is one of the earliest affirmations of the President being subject to the law and not above it.
- lern_too_spel 7y agoThere is no "kernel of an argument" there either. Your quote is very obviously talking about history, not about state secrets.