The Framers were visionaries that contributed to the American Constitution. They established the foundations to built America.
Self-government for the Framers was one where citizens would be the principal source of ruling authority and would have the possibility to make their voices heard, in opposition to a strong central government that could coerce people's liberties.
The Framer's wanted to create a government with certain legal limits in the use of power. Freedom was of the utmost importance for the Framers.
The Framers of the Constitution had until that moment realized that the Articles of Confederation did not work as good as everyone imagined. The strong states and a weak central government lead the nation into chaos and caused a series of dysfunctions. With that, a new Constitution had to be written.
They aimed then to find the right balance between self-government and a strong central government that could unite the nation without killing the autonomy of the states. With that, a Central government was created but with limits - the bill of rights - at the same time states had the autonomy that was needed.
