In Chapter VI (“The Framers: Principles and Interests”) of N…
In Chapter VI (“The Framers: Principles and Interests”) of Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution, Forrest McDonald discusses “court-party nationalists” and “republican ideologues” at the Constitutional Convention. Who were these two groups and what were their views on checking and balancing self-interest (i.e, private interest, ambition, greed, passion, love of fame and glory, etc.) when designing a system of government? Who were the two men between these groups and why were they in this position?