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First Principles and the Paraguayan Constitution*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2009

Sigfrido V. Gross-Brown
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The outstanding merit of James Madison consists in having contributed notably to the making of a constitution that would serve as an instrument of government to achieve the happiness of the nation and the greatness of the United States of America. Without departing from modern political doctrines, the formula conceived by him is perfectly suited to the social life, temperament, manners, and natural inclination of the American people; reconciling in this way the rational juridical principle of self-government with what Santa Maria de Paredes calls “the historical positive.” It is something made to measure, by masterly hands, in accordance with the supreme postulates of science.

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Research Article
Information
The Review of Politics , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1944 , pp. 94 - 102
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Copyright © University of Notre Dame 1944

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Footnotes

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This article by the Paraguayan Minister of Education analyzes with remarkable clarity constitutional problems as they appear in many Latin American countries. Its particular point of view will be of interest also for those of our readers who would question some of the proposed historical and political interpretations,—The Editors.

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* This article by the Paraguayan Minister of Education analyzes with remarkable clarity constitutional problems as they appear in many Latin American countries. Its particular point of view will be of interest also for those of our readers who would question some of the proposed historical and political interpretations,—The Editors.