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James Madison on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Hardcover)
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James Madison on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Hardcover)
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Morgan provides a comprehensive, consistent, and unified analysis
of Madison's political philosophy using Madison's views on the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights as the focus. Morgan looks at
all that Madison wrote on these topics before, during, and after
the adoption of the Constitution. He argues that Madison's
constitutional philosophy was shaped by his view that there was an
inherent conflict between limited government and accountability on
the one hand, and the tendency of all to exercise autonomous,
unrestricted power. . . . His second thesis is that Madison was
propelled to become a constitutional reformer not by any desire to
curb democracy but by the need to preserve both the union and
republican government. Morgan emphasizes the impact of the American
experience in shaping Madison's thought as well as its eclectic
character. Choice James Madison stands out among the founding
fathers of the U.S. government because of his analytical and
creative political insight into the framing and explaining of the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Madison became a
constitutional reformer in order to preserve a republican
government strong enough to fulfill what he felt was the destiny of
the United States. This volume casts further light on Madison's
beliefs through a comprehensive examination of his writing. This is
not a simple task: there are substantial difficulties involved in
developing a comprehensive consistent, and unified analysis of
Madison's political thought. Madison's writings were extensive, and
must be carefully perused in order to separate the rhetoric of his
public exposition from the essence of his private thought.
Furthermore, Madison never denied his aim of justifying and
explaining the Constitution by sacrificing pure theory to the
requirements of the prevailing political situation. Nonetheless,
author Morgan has used the simplest possible interpretations of
Madison's writings to reveal a clear and overriding thesis that
gives unity and focus to his thought. This focus relates to the
continuing tensions between the democratic idea of accountability
and the tendency of all governments to seek autonomy, especially in
the conduct of foreign relations.
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