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"Idealism and the Rise of American Democracy"  This article is based on a talk delivered to the Houston Objectivism Society in 2009. It examines four sets of ideas--the American System, the Second Great Awakening, Manifest Destiny, and Transcendentalism--during the nineteenth century and the impact of these ideas on the rise of democracy in America. This article is available as a PDF file for $4.95.