Some historians, such as Charles and Mary Beard and Howard Zinn, stress its conservative character; others, like Gordon Wood, have insisted on its radicalism.

一些历史学家，如查尔斯、玛丽·比尔德和霍华德?津恩，强调它的保守特色；而另一些历史学家，如戈登·伍德，则坚持其激进主义。