[Publius]

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Earlier threads:

FReeper Book Club: The Debate over the Constitution
5 Oct 1787, Centinel #1
6 Oct 1787, James Wilson’s Speech at the State House
8 Oct 1787, Federal Farmer #1
9 Oct 1787, Federal Farmer #2
18 Oct 1787, Brutus #1
22 Oct 1787, John DeWitt #1
27 Oct 1787, John DeWitt #2
27 Oct 1787, Federalist #1
31 Oct 1787, Federalist #2
3 Nov 1787, Federalist #3
5 Nov 1787, John DeWitt #3
7 Nov 1787, Federalist #4
10 Nov 1787, Federalist #5
14 Nov 1787, Federalist #6
15 Nov 1787, Federalist #7
20 Nov 1787, Federalist #8
21 Nov 1787, Federalist #9

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Oh Boy!!! The GREAT Federalist! The must-read of all the essays!

Pass this along you pingers. This is a very important writing!

[The Pack Knight]

ON THE PRESERVATION OF PARTIES, PUBLIC LIBERTY DEPENDS - A Farmer (John Dickinson)

Listed as "Anti-Federalist No. 10" in the Borden Anti-Federalist collection.

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• At 62 through 65, Madison points to the fine results of people electing officeholders who are full of wisdom. What happens when people elect officeholders whose job is to divide up the money pie so as to distribute it to the voters?

Here we have the difference between intelligence and virtue; it is something that Madison failed to cover in this section.

I have long maintained that the easiest way to be stupid is to consider yourself wise, or wiser than others. The cult belief that "Bush is stupid" is the foundation of today's new socialist faction.

The wisdom of today's political leaders is to design a movement that is pure capitalism on their behalf, and socialism to the citizens:

• Pay for votes with money that is not your own - - make the citizens finance your corruption.
• Reap the personal benefits of those votes in a non-personal manner (enrich others who will pay you later)
• Make all travel "official business" and take your family

More later