...Hannah Arendt, The Promise of Politics (New York: Schocken, 2005, Jerome Kohn ed.), 81-92, at 85. 58 "But what is government itself but the greatest of...necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controuls [sic] on government would be necessary." See James Madison, "The Federalist...

..."Federalist 51," one of the brilliant essays written by the Founders to explain the new Constitution: But what is government itself, but the greatest of...necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered...

...alone, and acquires firmness and confidence in proportion to the number with which it is associated."1 „But what is government itself but the greatest...necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor infernal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered...

...itself: "It may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself...no government would be necessary. If angels were to overthrown." Ibid., 142. In "transplacements," "democratization is produced by the combined actions...

...best captures this rationale, and best defines American constitutionalism itself, appears in No. 51: But what is government itself but the greatest of...be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither internal nor external controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to...

...people were ethical, government regulation would not be needed. Note the similarity to Federalist #5 1 : "But what is government itself but the greatest of...men were angels, no government would be necessary. "'' Government is necessary to enforce justice, but government must also be controlled to prevent it...

...people. As James Madison, chief author of and leading advocate for the US Constitution, wrote in 1788, "What is government itself, but the greatest of all...nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary."11 Tyler's social criticism is limited and generally moderate, even on the central issues...

...internal peace without endangering individual liberty. As Madison famously stated in Federalist no. 51, "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. In framing a government which is to be administered...

...baser instincts of men could not undermine them. As Madison famously observed in Federalist Paper 51: "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. In framing a government which is to be administered...

...of government to control each other. Madison's view becomes most obvious in the following quotation: "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" (Madison, 2003, p. 316). This gives us a pointed...