According to Wilson:
- "Philosophically, it is a mishmash of undefined terms (''the universal immune power''); misleading claims (''principles are natural laws''); and unclear distinctions (e.g., between principles and values).
- Scientifically, it is filled with questionable or unsupported generalizations (e.g., standards of acceptable conduct are influenced more by the media than by the family; broadcasting cannot continue to live by the number; since World War I Americans have lost sight of right and wrong in favor of ''quick-fix mentality,'' etc.)
- Historically, it does not represent Adam Smith correctly. . . . The Founders are also treated somewhat cavalierly. It is true that George Washington spoke often of the importance of virtue, but he didn't write the Constitution; Madison and a few others did. In the Federalist papers, Madison defends that Constitution by saying that it does not require virtue for its operation: ambition will be made to counteract ambition.
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