1. What is common good?
The words common good were used a lot in the writing of the federalist papers by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay but you have to wonder that the terms common good actually mean. ... In the federalist papers though, you see a different kind of common good. ... I never really find any evidence in the papers. ... The Federalist's notion of the common good seems to be that the country needs these special educated white men to determine what is best for the masses because the masses don't seem to be able to speak for themselves. ... There is also the protection of this common to be able...
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