James Madison Quote

The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter,to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater number of citizens and greater sphere of country over which the latter may be extended.


The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788 (ed. 1842)


The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter,to a small number...

The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter,to a small number...

The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter,to a small number...

The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter,to a small number...