>A republican, or free government, can only exist where the body of the people are virtuous, and where property is pretty equally divided; in such a government the people are the sovereign and their sense or opinion is the criterion of every public meas

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Anonymous 25-07-26 18:40:15 No.808485

>A republican, or free government, can only exist where the body of the people are virtuous, and where property is pretty equally divided; in such a government the people are the sovereign and their sense or opinion is the criterion of every public measure; for when this ceases to be the case, the nature of the government is changed, and an aristocracy, monarchy or despotism will rise on its ruin.

It was over from the start, wasn't it?

Anonymous 25-07-26 19:16:00 No.808487

byeah

Anonymous 26-07-26 16:16:40 No.808700

>>808485
That’s why some conservatives say America is a CONSTITUTIONAL republic rather than a DEMOCRACY.

Democracy means mob rule, which means the ignoramuses can have a say in oppressing the minority

A constitutional republic protects the right of a minority against the majority

But yea, any form of government that relies on inherent good will from any human party is a pipe dream

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