βThe larger a country, the less easy for its real opinion to be ascertained. That is, factions might...
βThe larger a country, the less easy for its real opinion to be ascertained. That is, factions might not, in the end, consist of wise, knowledgeable & reasonable men. They might consist of passionate, ignorant & irrational men..led to hold counterfeit opinions by persuasive menβ - James Madison 1791