Gordon S. Wood Quote
Although he trusted the good sense of the people in the long run, he believed that they could easily be misled by demagogues. He was a realist who had no illusions about human nature. The motives which predominate most human affairs, he said, are self-love and self-interest. The common people, like the common soldiers in his army, could not be expected to be influenced by any other principles than those of interest.
Gordon S. Wood
Although he trusted the good sense of the people in the long run, he believed that they could easily be misled by demagogues. He was a realist who had no illusions about human nature. The motives which predominate most human affairs, he said, are self-love and self-interest. The common people, like the common soldiers in his army, could not be expected to be influenced by any other principles than those of interest.
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