It may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representa…

James Madison
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It may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more constant to the public good than if pronounced by the people themselves. ✨ Federalist No. 10. The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection by James Madison, www.congress.gov. November 23, 1787.
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