5 important quotes:
1.)"But such men entertain very crude notions, as well of the purposes for which government was instituted, as of the true means by which the public happiness may be promoted."
- I'm not sure whether to take this by means of government being the reason for public happiness or how public happiness can be either publically displayed or not. For example, with politics most people who are not happy with the way things in any form of government are somehow express their disproval via debating or petitioning.
2.)"Deliberate sense of the community should govern the conduct of those to whom they entrust the management of their affairs."
- Basically this clarifies the belief of popular soveriegnty further because the community is going to choose individuals which they trust and believe will best carry out representation of themselves. The "conduct" may have been intended to mean the repression to rules of politics that this managment entrusted has to have a sense of in order to be successful.
3.)"It is a just observation, that the people commonly intend the PUBLIC GOOD."
- Lately I have noticed a reoccuring theme in the govt. class has been in relation to a "universal good", first with the "common good" essay, and now with the "Public Good" mention by Hamilton. Is there suppose to be some realization by me that the intentions of man are not always for the best of everyones benefit but soley and selfishly for the individual benefit of the individual... because that was already painfully obvious to me.
4.)"By the snares of the ambitious, the avaricious, the desperate; by the artifices of men, who possess their confidence more than they deserve it, and of those who seek to possess, rather than to deserve it."
- Once again there is a reference to the goodness of population and Hamilton begins to go hard on the hatred/animosity of whichever men in politics claimed right where they were wrong. By this I mean to relate back to the quote, he (Hamilton) is explaining that most of the time men are unfit for what the bring theirselves into, but no one is quite smart/man/cautious enough to admit it. **They do not necessarily deserve what they have, but they somehow manipulate to possess it.
5.)"We can with no propriety contend for a like complaisance to the humors of the Legislature."
-Short, sweet and to the point... not exactly. There really in my opinion in no concrete explanation for this quote, but i'm going to go for it. I think what Hamilton meant was that the rule of Legislation, along with all they stand for (their powers, rules and decisons) cannot be looked upon in a chartiable kind of way. Although it is believed that Legislators are in office because they deserve to be, the encouragement of powers or too much approve is not appropriate for the matters? idk.
5 analytical questions:
1.) Do you truely believe that that the method of rule and order in the US government is a "Common Good" effort?
2.) Can man rule other man fairly?
3.) Is there really even such thing as a government ruled by the people... considering in a way they are opposites (authority over authorized).
4.) What is the most plain and simple definition of the public good? Do you have a better way to acchieve/maintain the status?
5.) What are the most important parts to a government that rules under the goal of acchieving public happiness and a good community.. do they include the legislations rules?
#71? You were supposed to read #78. Is this a good one? Don't think I've read it.
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