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Federalist Papers#10

Purpose:

“Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens.” (James Madison, Federalist #10)

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•sphere:

•probable:

•motive:

Federalist Papers #51

Purpose:

“If men were angels no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” (James Madison, Federalist #51)

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“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this, you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.” (James Madison, Federalist #51)

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•oblige:

“But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others.” (James Madison, Federalist #51)

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“It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. Different interests necessarily exist in different classes of citizens. If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure.” (James Madison, Federalist #51)

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•republic:

Federalist Paper #78

Purpose:

"There is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers?" (Alexander Hamilton, quoting Baron de Montesquieue, in Federalist #78)

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“To avoid an arbitrary discretion in the courts, it is indispensable that they should be bound down by strict rules and precedents, which serve to define and point out their duty in every particular case that comes before them.” (James Madison, Federalist #78)

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•indispensable:

•precedents