The Federalist

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Below are notes from books I've read. Short list right now, as I've just begun entering these. It's almost entirely excerpts, generally short. I'm leaving commentary out of this section; that's what the blog is for.

factions can be controlled by the right kind of govt

No. 10 (Madison)

a "well-constructed Union" will tend to "break and control the violence of the faction."

and as excellent as the American model might be, it would be going too far to say it has overcome the "unsteadiness and injustice" that result from the "factious spirit"

page 53

We have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities. And today, as never before in the free world, responsibility is the greatest right of citizenship, and service is the greatest of freedom's privileges. — Robert F Kennedy