The fifty-first section of this collection asserts "If men were angels, no government would be necessary," and that "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition" in the form of checks and balances.
One section of this collection responds to the fears voiced by "Brutus" by claiming that the judiciary is "least dangerous" to political rights because it has "neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment." Its tenth section argues that a large republic is best suited to control the effects of factions. The fifty-first section of this collection asserts "If men were angels, no government would be necessary," and that "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition" in the form of checks and balances. Published under the pseudonym Publius, for 10 points, name this group of essays arguing in favor of ratifying the Constitution, which were written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.
One section of this collection responds to the fears voiced by "Brutus" by claiming that the judiciary is "least dangerous" to political rights because it has "neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment.
the {Federalist Papers} [or The {Federalist}]