hough they were concerned with protecting and promoting their own financial interests they still were writing the constitution for the ultimate goal of attaining a truly democratic society. Even though they favored themselves time and time again in the writing of the constitution they did make many compromises for the benefit of the common people. After all they did have to get it ratified by two thirds of the states. If the constitution was so unfair it obviously would not have been ratified.

It is obvious that the members at the Philadelphia convention were of high class. 40 out of 55 of them were connected to the Treasury department, some for sums up to more than one hundred thousand dollars. Some invested in land, others loaned at interest, while many others were involved in the mercantile, manufacturing and shipping businesses. In additi

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