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Comment on Public Opinion by Storage Disley

Storage Disley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:31:07 +0000

Certainly got us thinking here are work, expect a few replies later.

Comment on History Repeats Itself by ropemakers

ropemakers — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:07:02 +0000

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Comment on Public Opinion by storage stockport

storage stockport — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:21:14 +0000

Took me ages to find this post, this time I’ll bookmark it.

Comment on Public Opinion by admin

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:07:31 +0000

That’s probably half the problem in congress: What do people really mean when they say certain things?

Comment on Public Opinion by Zeke

Zeke — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:43:00 +0000

“it was his opinion that Hamilton got sidetracked with the national bank idea, but eventually realized the people have something to say about it.”

Hmmm… I’m wondering what he meant by that.

Comment on Public Opinion by admin

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:16:59 +0000

Hi Zeke.
I guess it depends on what historian writes the biography. I met a lecturer who spoke in the persona of Hamilton; it was his opinion that Hamilton got sidetracked with the national bank idea, but eventually realized the people have something to say about it.
Regardless, the issue today is that my congressman voiced the idea that the folks who criticize his pro-Obamacare stance are not representative of real people. This man refuses to listen…but he is also dating Pelosi’s daughter.
Thanks for reading the blog.

Comment on Public Opinion by Zeke

Zeke — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:31:40 +0000

Federalist, I think you’re misinterpreting those quotes. First, Hamilton believed that all governments were based on the opinion and consent of the people. This is a view which Hamilton held as far back as 1787 during the Constitutional Convention Debates (June 18th), where he noted one of the supports of government was an habitual attachment of the people, which correlates to quote #3 in your post and precedes your quote #1 (thereby distorting the proposed evolution in opinion). Second, that public opinion can be molded by opinion makers. There is no evolution from quote #1 to quote #3; if you don’t have great faith in popular opinion, you attempt to shape it as Hamilton did on many occasions, including the Federalist Papers.

Comment on History Repeats Itself by Mr WordPress

Mr WordPress — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:35:39 +0000

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