Smith & Klein/U.S. Constitution, 3. Human Nature and the Constitution

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How to Cite: Williams, David Lay. 3. Human Nature and the Constitution. The U.S. Constitution in Five Minutes. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 11-13 Apr 2023. ISBN 9781800502857.

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This essay sketches the Constitutional debates during ratification pertaining to human nature -- are people fundamentally good or bad? -- and traces the resulting constitutional principles. The essay argues that despite the acknowledged flaws of human nature, the Founders also understood humanity to possess a degree of virtue essential for the smooth functioning of the constitutional system.

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    Image
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    jpg
  • file size
    299 KB
  • container title
    The U.S. Constitution in Five Minutes
  • creator
    David Lay Williams
  • isbn
    9781800502864 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • rights holder
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781800502864