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Phantom Public

“The Voice of the People has been said to be the voice of God: and however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true in fact.”—by Alexander Hamilton, June 18, 1787, at the Federal Convention (3 hr 17 min)

Chapters

The Disenchanted Man

9:13

The Unattainable Ideal

18:48

Agents and Bystanders

13:59

What the Public Does

9:13

The Neutralization of Arbitrary Force

12:44

The Question Aristotle Asked

4:14

The Nature of a Problem

14:06

Social Contracts

14:44

The Two Questions Before the Public

3:29

The Main Value of Public Debate

6:06

The Defective Rule

12:07

The Criteria of Reform

19:24

The Principles of Public Opinion

9:26

Society in Its Place

19:34

Absentee Rulers

14:50

The Realms of Disorder

15:31