The Spirit of the Constitution: Five Conversations

acquisitive spirit affirmative action American Enterprise Institute American political antislavery argue argument Barber BELZ BENJAMIN BARBER CEASER character CHARLES FAIRBANKS citizens clause commercial society Congress Consti convention CROPSEY debate Declaration of Independence defending democracy democratic discussion distinction economic editor election electoral college establishment EVA BRANN example fact federal government Federalist FLAUMENHAFT founders Fourteenth Amendment framers freedom governors idea important individual interest interpretation Irving Kristol issue JEAN YARBROUGH Jefferson JOSEPH CROPSEY Judge Mikva JUDGE WALD justice kind KRISTOL liberty and equality look Madison mean ment moral NOVAK popular president principle problem Professor protection public policy question regime religion religious republic republican Resident Scholar Robert Goldwin seems self-government sense separation of powers SILBERMAN simply slavery slaves structure suffrage Supreme Court talking tension things thought tion tution union United University Virginia vote Walter Berns WILLIAM KRISTOL YARBROUGH YODER