After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’ shared by Bethel Woods

@Beth · Aug 20

If only they had succeeded in stemming the tide against self interest and base impulses.

After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

After the colonists declared their independence, designing a government was next. Three of the founding generation said the new government needed to account for the flaws in human nature.

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