This week, we learned about the Quasi War. I found it fascinating to learn about Federalists and Republicans. Federalists believed in a strong central government, more laws, harsher taxes, etc. Republicans believed in "power to the people," free speech, free press etc. In modern day, (generally) a Republican believes in limited central government, strong national defense, and is a fiscal conservative.
It is interesting how this political term evolved and changed over time. And to very different beliefs I might add! When thinking deeper about the idea of meanings changing over time, I came across the words pejoration and amelioration. I wondered about other words either degrading or enhancing in meaning over time...can you think of any?
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