...control the abuses of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government...and in the next place oblige it to control itself. The text of the Constitution provided a set of initial conditions that attempted to connect the interests...

...control the abuses of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government...and in the next place oblige it to control itself. The key was building governmental institutions that channeled the ambitions of elected officials to...

...literary flourishes in The Federalist y., Madison concisely stated the problem faced by all governments. "If men were angels, no government would be necessary....and in the next place oblige it to control itself." Seemingly the Articles of Confederation and many of the state constitutions did neither. All agreed...

...Bauman (see n.12 above). Who Guards the Guardians? International Accountability in Bosnia RICHARD CAPLAN If men were angels, no government would be necessary....and in the next place oblige it to control itself. James Madison, federalist Paper No.511 Long before and ever since James Madison penned these immortal...

...modern rule of law as constitutionalism — that is, as limited government — when it argues that, "[i]n framing a government which is to be administered...and in the next place oblige it to control itself" (Rossiter 1961, 322). America's written constitution of 1789 as finally ratified and later amended,...

...at least part of the Republic. We can, if we so choose, build on it. 76 CHAPTER V Divided We Stand "In framing a government which is to be administered...and in the next place oblige it to control itself" James Madison This quote from Madison is at the core of state-building and the "open society"50 debate....

...remember that limits on government were only half the issue. As Madison argued in Federalist No. 51: "In framing a government which is to be administered...and in the next place oblige it to control itself." The former aim is as important as the latter one, because government has the essential function of...

...because of his dedication to individual freedom, always had an anti-Federalist side to his thinking. "In framing a government which is to be administered...and in the next place oblige it to control itself," Madison wrote. In other words, government must be powerful, but not too powerful. Power must be divided...

...this unity to do my work in the world. Pluralism has spawned from within. Madison continued with this: "In framing a government which is to be administered...and in the next place oblige it to control itself." James Madison, The Federalist No. 5 1 . THE POSSIBLE PARAMETERS OF HEALING From the personal to the...

...because of his dedication to individual freedom, always had an anti-Federalist side to his thinking. "In framing a government which is to be administered...and in the next place oblige it to control itself," Madison wrote. In other words, government must be powerful, but not too powerful. Power must be divided...