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Theodore Sedgwick, the Berkshire founder who loathed democracy — and helped save it

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Theodore Sedgwick distrusted democracy, feared political equality and believed society should be guided by educated, propertied elites. Yet at a moment when partisan fury threatened to break the republic, he helped do something more important than win: He helped the…

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Theodore Sedgwick, the Berkshire founder who loathed democracy — and helped save it

Theodore Sedgwick distrusted democracy, feared political equality and believed society should be guided by educated, propertied elites. Yet at a moment when partisan fury threatened to break the republic, he helped do something more important than win: He helped the…

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The Berkshire Eagle broke the news on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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