...such a representative system be but "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 interests of their country and whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice...

...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 interests of their country, and whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice...

...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...sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations. . . . The other point of difference is the greater number of citizens and extent of territory which...

...seeking." He hopefully placed his faith in a chosen body of citizens, carefully selected by the people, "whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of...sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations." This, then, is our ideal of representative government — to select as public servants those who have...

...share in government in the latter. The views of the public were to be refined by "passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens whose wisdom may best discern the interests of their country." Such a system could safely be of large territorial extent. The opponents...

...government. Thus James Madison, third co-author of the Federalist Papers, said in Number 10 : "• * * it may well happen that the public voice, pronounced...good than if pronounced by the people themselves." Madison was saying, of course, that good leaders who study and 'debate public affairs are better able...

...medium of a chosen body of tizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country, xl whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice it to *porary or partial considerations." (The Federalist, edited by Henry Cabot 0. P. Putnam's Sons, 1888,...

...representation to a filter that will "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 interests of their country, and whose patriotism and love of justice, will be least likely to sacrifice...

...on representation, whose effect is "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 19. Ames's speech is reprinted in Bailyn, ed., Debate on the Constitution, part i, 891-895, esp. 892....

...lawmaking establishment capable of "refin[ing] and enlarging] the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom...sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations" (Federalist #10, para. 14). Presumably, we citizens, armed with the ability to choose our leaders,...