 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...proportion as their efficacy becomes needful. From this view of the subject, it may be concluded that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of...majority of the whole ; a communication and concert, results from the form of government itself; and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...as their efficacy becomes needful. From this view of the subject, it may be concluded, that a pure democracy, by which I mean, a society consisting of...majority of the whole ; a communication and concert, results from • he form of government itself ; and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1826 - 736 pages
...as their efficacy becomes needful. From this view of the subject, it may be concluded, that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of...administer the government in person, can admit of no cure from the mischief* of faction. A common passion or interest will, in almost every case, be felt by... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - United States - 1831 - 758 pages
...number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure from the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest...majority of the whole ; a communication and concert, results from the form of government itself; and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...as their efficacy becomes needful. Fiom this view of the subject, it may be concluded, that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of...administer the government in person, can admit of no cure from the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest will, in almost every case, be felt by... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1852 - 528 pages
...as their efficacy becomes needful. From this view of the subject, it may be concluded, that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of...administer the government in person, can admit of no cure from the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest will, in almost every case be felt by a... | |
 | George Bowyer - Jurisprudence - 1854 - 424 pages
...circumstances? This they could not do.f" Madison observes that a pure democracy, by which he means a society consisting of a small number of citizens,...for the mischiefs of faction. "A common passion," he continues, "or interest, will in almost every instance be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication... | |
 | United States - 1855 - 560 pages
...as their efficacy becomes needful. From this view of the subject, it may be concluded, that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of...administer the government in person, can admit of no cure from the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest will, in almost every ease, be felt by... | |
 | American essays - 1925 - 1116 pages
...democracy had brought upon the nation. Said James Madison: 'A pure democracy, by which I mean a State consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble...can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction. Such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention, and have often been found... | |
 | Henry Barton Dawson - Constitutional law - 1863 - 770 pages
...as their efficacy becomes needful. From this view of the subject, it may be concluded, that a pure Democracy, by which I mean a Society consisting of...majority of the whole ; a communication and concert results from the form of Government itself; and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice... | |
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I mean a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction. 
