{"text":"In politics, Joseph Smith was something of a radical. He preached, instead of democracy, a version of theocratic rule within a framework given by his own prophetic leadership. At Nauvoo, Smith affected a Napoleonic uniform and made himself into a general and quasi king of the polity he had constituted.","author":"Noah Feldman","tags":["politics","democracy","king "],"id":15934,"author_id":"Noah+Feldman"}