tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267638155798940768.post2917735504313087320..comments2023-05-20T02:55:10.200-07:00Comments on @darjeelingzen: Jefferson: Have we found angels in the form of kings to govern men?Darjeelingzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13459001964917082591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267638155798940768.post-38074643981200664152012-04-15T12:09:27.694-07:002012-04-15T12:09:27.694-07:00We might translate/paraphrase Madison's commen...We might translate/paraphrase Madison's comment to reveal its inherent contradiction:<br /><br />"If men were morally incorruptible, then it would not be necessary for men to rule other men, to prevent the corruption. If incorruptible men were to rule all other men, then neither external nor internal controls on those incorruptible men would be necessary. In framing a tyranny which is to be administered by corruptible men ruling over other corruptible men, the great contradiction lies in this: you must first enable the corruptible men to have such power, that they may indisputably rule over other men, and in the next place, hope that the corruptible men with great power are theoretically incorruptible men with insufficient power to tyrannize their fellows."Darjeelingzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459001964917082591noreply@blogger.com