...famous language from Federalist 51: But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government...governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.21 Calhoun and Madison are in agreement that while government is necessary, the great challenge...

...his conservative negative view of human nature. As Madison (1987, 337) explains in Federalist #51, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary....and in the next place oblige it to control itself." Obviously, Madison (like Burke) emphasized social stability and placed an emphasis on governing institutions...

...government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls would be necessary. In framing a government which...and in the next place oblige it to control itself. — James Madison, Federalist 51 James Madison's skepticism, especially that concerning the competency...

...government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls would be necessary. In framing a government which...governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."3 Moses' encounter with God at the burning bush epitomizes this "great difficulty." How is...

...Creighton 25 CONTROL GOVERNMENT James Madison sums up the current dilemma in Federalist Paper #51: "In framing a government which is to be administered...and in the next place oblige it to control itself." 26 Is the judicial branch under control? President Andrew Jackson stated in his Seventh Annual Message,...

...democracies. In Federalist 51, James Madison succinctly made the case for it: "In framing a government to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty...and in the next place oblige it to control itself." In the American constitutional system, checks and balances coupled with federalism have provided the...

...exercises of power. "In framing a government," Madison pointed out in another famous Paper (Number 51), "the great difficulty lies in this: you must first...and in the next place oblige it to control itself." This was the reason for separating the executive, legislative, and judicial powers, even though the...

...Publius announces the not very Jeffersonian (or Wilsonian) principle that a sound constitutional order "must first enable the government to control the governed;...and in the next place oblige it to control itself." Dependence on the people is the root of republican government, but the constitutional framework needs...

...government which is to be adminiilered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this : You muít firft enable the government to control the governed ; and in the next place, oblige it to control itfelf. A dependence on the people is no doubt the primary control on the government ; but experience...

...which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."19 THE SELF-MANAGEMENT CARD "I'm glad I hate peas," says the child in the old sort-of joke,...