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So Madison in #10 warning about factions consequently resulted in political parties? And how effective did #51 in helping to control the power of faction?
Go Jemmy Mad!
"It is in vain to say that enlightened statesmen will be able to adjust these clashing interests and render them all subservient to the public good.Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." Tucked into all of that big thinking was that little gem. Reading his biography prompted me to read a couple of these. Gosh, I wish we had leaders like this now.
(see separate review of Federalist #10)Federalist No. 51 is the fifty-first Federalist paper, also written by James Madison. It was published on Friday, February 8, 1788 under the pseudonym Publius. Federalist No. 51 addresses how appropriate checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates for a separation of powers within the national government. One of its most important ideas and most often quoted phrases is, “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” Federalist No. 5...