ver, the possibility of this happening in a large country, such as ours, is greatly reduced. The likelihood that public office will be held by qualified men is greater in large countries because there will be more representative chosen by a greater number of citizens. This makes it more difficult for the candidates to deceive the people. Representative government is needed in large countries, not to protect the people from the domination of the few, but to guard against the rule of the crowd around. In large republics, factions will be numerous, but they will be weaker than in small, direct democracies where it is easier for factions to consolidate their strength. In this country, leaders of factions may be able to influence state governments to support unsound economic and political policies to promote, for example, specifically delegated to it; the states, far from being abolished, retain much of their independence. If the framers had abolished the state governments, the opponents of the proposed government would have a legitimate objection. The immediate object of the constitution was to bring to therefore construct a system that would play the imminence of government against the greediness of people, eager that each would ensure the negative aspects of the other. This shared negation, Madison speculated, would result in good government and the utmost amount of individual liberty possible.Madison concludes that he presents thee previous arguments because he is confident that those who will not listen to those "prophets of gloom" who say that the proposed government is unworkable. For this founding father, it seems incredible that these gloomy voices suggest abandonment of the idea of combing together in strength the states still have common interests. Madison concludes that "according to the degree of pleasure and pride we feel in being Republicans, ought to be our zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of Feder...
