...assemblies," says Mr. Madison, "of whatever characters composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates...every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob. In all legislative assemblies, the greater the number composing them may be, the fewer will be the...

...of a large deliberative assembly to be disorderly and tumultuous — "If every Athenian citizen had been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob." Mr. P. said he should vote against 44,000 and against 48,000 — he was in favor of 50,000. There is...

...of a large deliberative assembly to be disorderly and tumultuous — " If every Athenian c.tizen had been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob." Mr. P. said he should vote against 44,000 and against 48,000 — he was in favor of 50,000. There is...

...and wisest men, are equally objectionable. "In all very numerous assemblies, of whatever character composed, passion never fails to wrest the scepter...every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob." The foregoing principles are not only very plain to the sense of everyone, but they are about the only...

...intelligent and high-minded men lending their authority to such proceedings. Mr. Madison remarked, "had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob;" and what was true of that ancient Republic should be guarded iigainst in the present day. An assembly...

...very numerous assemblies, of whatever characters composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian Assembly would still have been a tnob. It is necessary also to recollect here the observations which were applied to the case of biennial...

...whatever characters composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian been a Socrates ; every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob." So in Hamilton's manuscript notes jf " The assembly when chosen will meet in one room, if they are...

...very numerous assemblies, of whatever characters composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian Assembly would still have been a rnob. It is necessary also to recollect here the observations which were applied to the case of biennial...

...very numerous assemblies, of whatever characters composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob/1 J 197. The The senate of the United States is composed of two senSenate, ators from each state,...

...very numerous assemblies, of whatever characters composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates,...every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob. ... In all legislative assemblies, the greater the number comprising them may be, the fewer will be...