Government Vs. Citizens

Government Vs. Citizens

Government Vs. Citizens or Government of the People, by the People and for the People? Elaborate on the three quatations conducted bellow. Provide examples.
“And don’t listen to those who keep saying, ‘The voice of the people is the voice of God.’ because the tumult of the crowd is always close to madness. ” Alcuin of York, 8th century AD

“… the Legislative being only a Fiduciary Power to act for certain ends, there remains still in the People a Supreme Power to remove or alter the Legislative, when they find the Legislative Act contrary to the trust reposed in them .” Locke, Second Treatise on Government, # 149, 1689

“If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal internal controls to government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be governed by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed ; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. ” Hamilton / Madison, Federalist 51, 1878

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Government Vs. Citizens or Government of the People

“And don’t listen to those who keep saying, ‘The voice of the people is the voice of God.’ because the tumult of the crowd is always close to madness. “Alcuin of York, 8th century AD.

This quote is a political dogma that was used in the olden days when the concept of democracy was significantly an archetype, assuming shape and form in the appeals of demagogues and leaders who exploited common causes to stir the citizens into the revolt and execute those who stood against them.

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