...Governments than by the Government of the United States." 13 That was because "the smaller the society, the smaller the number of individuals composing a...they concert and execute their plans of oppression." 14 Madison urged that to "secure the public good and private rights against the dangers of such a faction,...

...better choice of candidates, make manipulation of elections less likely, and help control factions. "Extend the sphere and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade...

...society, the fewer probably will be the distinct parties and interests composing it; the fewer the distinct parties and interests, the more frequently...sphere and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade...

...freedom more secure because it would reduce the likelihood of a majority faction ever taking form. Extend the sphere and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade...

...lesser scale, Federalist Ten explains a remedy to the diseases most afflicting republican government: "Extend the sphere and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade...