History of the United States I / Unit 8 USH1 1078 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hamilton as Tully
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The idea
Hamilton, writing as Tully, asked whether the majority shall govern or be governed, and whether the general will shall prevail or the will of a faction.
In practice
His warning that there is no road to despotism more sure than that which begins at anarchy.
Where people slip
The Federalist case against the rebels is a majoritarian one, which sits oddly beside entry 1064.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
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