the dangers of American Liberty, A government by the passions of the multitude. or, no less correctly, according to the vices and ambitions of their leaders is a democracy. We have heard so long of the indefeasible sovereignty of the people, and have admitted so many specious theories of the rights of man, which are contradicted by his nature and experience , that few will dread at all, and fewer still will dread as they ought, the evils of an American democracy. The people as a body cannot deliberate. Nevertheless, they will feel an irresistible impulse to act, and their resolutions will be dictated to them by their demagogues... and the violent men, who are the most forward to gratify those passions, will be their favourites. What is called the government of the people is in fact too often the arbitrary power of such men. Here, then we have the faithful portrait of democracy.
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