Alexander Hamilton, Montesquieu, and the Humanity of the Modern Commercial Republic

Catholic Social Science Review 5:81-94 (2000)
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Alexander Hamilton's vision of a commerical republic ameliorates some of the harsh iniquities of antiquity's martial republics, so is more conducive to a culture of life than were the ancient republics. Hamilton believed that a commercial republic could and would be built on virtuous citizens; the contemporary American republic has many benefits, but does not live up to Hamilton's hopes and expectations. One central problem in modem America is rampant avarice, a vice that Hamilton found dangerous and discouraged.

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