The Common Good

I believe that the author has defined the problem to the ideology of the common good.  It is a system we would like to have, but in reality the system doesn't suit our individual interests.  The common good does exist, but as the author said it exists on many different levels, and in the end to common good can only be defined by the individual.  The individual alone can decide what he or she does for the community and for society in general.  Madison tried his best when drafting the Constitution to keep in mind the common good of the country, but the document itself which promoted the public fell under criticism from different politicians and to get the Constitution to be finally passed a Bill of Rights, that outlined the freedoms and liberties of the individuals not the common good had to be included.  So in conclusion the people try to benefit the common good, but most are unwilling to give up personal goals to achieve it.