Question
9. What did Madison believe about “self interests”?
a. It was bad b. It leads to greed
c. It could limit corruption d. All of these
a. It was bad b. It leads to greed
c. It could limit corruption d. All of these
Answers
GPT-4o mini
c. It could limit corruption
James Madison believed that self-interest, when properly regulated through a system of checks and balances and a large republic, could help limit the potential for corruption and tyranny. He thought that by allowing various factions to compete against one another, self-interest could be harnessed for the public good rather than resulting in a purely negative outcome like greed or corruption.
James Madison believed that self-interest, when properly regulated through a system of checks and balances and a large republic, could help limit the potential for corruption and tyranny. He thought that by allowing various factions to compete against one another, self-interest could be harnessed for the public good rather than resulting in a purely negative outcome like greed or corruption.