The Federalist Papers (AmazonClassics Edition)

A democracy, consequently, will be confined to a small spot. A republic may be extended over a large region.

in a democracy, the people meet and exercise the government in person; in a republic, they assemble and administer it by their representatives and agents.

Under such a regulation, it may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more consonant to the public good than if pronounced by the people themselves, convened for the purpose. On

The effect of the first difference is, on the one hand, to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country,

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 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

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.

The perpetual menacings of danger oblige the government to be always prepared to repel it; its armies must be numerous enough for instant defense. The continual necessity for their services enhances the importance of the soldier, and proportionably degrades the condition of the citizen. The military state becomes elevated above the civil. The inhab

It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.