...with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? In answer, Madison delivers the goods, If men...

...government that really does secure natural rights — by "reflection and choice," not "accident and force"? "In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men," not by angels over men or angels over angels, "the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable...

...republican anthropology, a view of human nature described in the republican language of passion and virtue. 'But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?'56 Republican self-government seems to them a political system fair to humankind, controlling...

...disruptive and often reactionary social forces and to tear down the structure of public authority. "In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men," Madison warned in The Federalist, No. 51, "the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable...

...also presumed that human nature could provide general knowledge about politics — indeed. he asked. "What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?" and assumed that political life is characterized by a little reason. more opinion. and a great deal...

...not happen at the hands of a powerful central government. 6 AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL PARTIES In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, . . . you must first enable the government to control the governed and, . . . next . . . oblige it...

...Madison wrote in the Federalist Numher 51: "In framing a government which is to he administered hy men over men, the great difficulty lies in this, — you must first enahle the government to control the governed; and in the next place ohlige it to control itself. Today,...

...with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government....would be necessary. In framing a government which is administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government...

..."Federalist 51," one of the brilliant essays written by the Founders to explain the new Constitution: But what is government itself, but the greatest of...framing a government which is to be administered by 28 men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control...

...of the problem lay in human nature itself: "It may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government....internal controls on government would be necessary." Ibid. 90. "By [1914, the state] could widely deploy more men, more authority, more resources, and more...