...of the American republic, is quite explicit about this: as he sees it, the effect of elections is to to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing...considerations. Under such a regulation, it may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more consonant to the public...

...people could have done. It was necessary to, as the Founding Fathers of the American Constitution said, 'refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them...least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations'.23 Representatives have cognitive qualities - they can discern the general interest...

...cure for which we are seeking."4 In a republic, the fate of the democratic citizenry is entrusted to "the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom...least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations."5 Representative democracy entrusts the management of governmental affairs to those...

...Federalist," says, speaking of the delegation of government to persons elected, — the effect is " to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing...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...

...democracy and sustain rule by the best men. Representation, Madison argued, might act as a kind of filter to "refine and enlarge the public views, by passing...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...

...government depended on "a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of the country, and whose patriotism and love of justice,...sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations" (82). 3. Modern commentators have also often taken this "new science of politics" to mean that Madison...

...is evident in "The Federalist No. 10," the filter was the "medium of the chosen body of citizens": "to refine and enlarge the public views by passing...them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens" (Hamilton 1961, p. 134). 66. Ibid. Chapter 8 The Rise of the Liberal-Democratic State Although the...

...delegating government "to a small number of citizens elected by the rest," republican representation is able "to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing...them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens" who, partly for patriotic and partly for structural reasons, are able to generalize those views beyond...

...latter may be extended. The effect of the first difference is, on the one hand, to refine and enlarge public views by passing them through the medium of...considerations. Under such a regulation it may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more consonant to the public...

...discovers and brings to political responsibility citizens dedicated to the common good. It thus serves 'to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing...sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations' (No. 10, p. 45). The political thinking of the Federalist resembles a tapestry with varying systematic...