tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73172833426560528202011-04-21T10:58:10.384-07:00ZEKE AND JENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156870252254095058noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317283342656052820.post-77304705238014045162008-04-09T05:30:00.000-07:002008-04-09T05:36:08.444-07:00From: Spirit of Law, Chapter xvi, vol. I [book viii]<br />Quoted from the Anti-federalist papers, Brutus I<br /><br /><strong><em>“…It is natural to a republic to have only a small territory, otherwise it cannot long subsist. In a large republic there are man of larger fortunes, and consequently of less moderation; there are trusts too great to be placed in any single subject; he has interest of his own; he soon begins to think that he may be happy, great, and glorious by oppressing his fellow citizens; and that he may raise himself to grandeur on the ruins of his country. In a large republic, the public good is sacrificed to a thousand views; it is subordinate to exceptions, and depends on accidents. In a small one, the interest of the public is easier perceived, better understood, and more within the reach of every citizen; abuses are of less exten and of course are less protected…”</em></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7317283342656052820-7730470523801404516?l=3dreaders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ZEKE AND JENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156870252254095058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317283342656052820.post-19716247181943127292008-01-29T11:15:00.000-08:002008-04-09T05:35:14.986-07:00<strong>CURRENT READINGS FROM:</strong><br /><p>> Federalist Papers</p><p>> Anti-Federalist Papers</p><p>> Anarchist Papers</p><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7317283342656052820-1971624718194312729?l=3dreaders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ZEKE AND JENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156870252254095058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317283342656052820.post-75443208288454011232008-01-29T11:01:00.000-08:002008-01-29T11:09:40.083-08:00WELCOME to 3D READERS book group. Use this site to post your thoughts, comments or start a discussion about the books we are reading. Please sign up by emailing the "Blog Master" at: <a href="mailto:zeke@interdial.net">zeke@interdial.net</a><br /><br />> Please be polite to all involved and treat people the way you want to be treated. Thanks! Zeke<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7317283342656052820-7544320828845401123?l=3dreaders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ZEKE AND JENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156870252254095058noreply@blogger.com0