Publisher Description
The title, taken from the Great Seal of the United States (which is seen on the reverse side of the dollar bill), means “a new order for the ages.” In this major new interpretation of the framing of the US Constitution, Forrest McDonald brilliantly explains the philosophical origins from which this “new order” was born.
McDonald deftly recreates the intellectual world of the amazing fifty-five men whose genius and passion gave to us the United States Constitution. He explains their understanding of law, history, political philosophy, and political economy, and how these perspectives played out in the Constitutional Convention. Above all this ideology, he shows how the Framers were guided by their own experience, wisdom, and common sense.
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“Though dense in some places and one or two topics were slow, overall, it was an excellent read on the what philosophies and theories fed into the Founders thoughts and action. He did kind of under cut his entire book with the last chapter, but still, it is worth the read.”
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Tanweer (4 out of 5 stars)
