CSPAN2 BOOK TV November 1, 2015
And between the world and me. The word virtue was used by each of our first four president s. What they meant by virtue was something more than just how people report themselves. Whether they just live wholesome lives, but it had to do with the common good and whether we as individuals could put the country ahead of our own interests. To me it is fascinating that this is a point that was made particularly by James Madison, because James Madison was a great political realists. He he was really the architect of our constitution. He understood that everybody had interests, groups had interests, w...