Anger, Fear, Domination Quotes

“As James Madison famously formulated the problem in Federalist 51, “In framing a government which is to be administered 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.” Although democratic thinkers would add a third task—enabling the people to control the government—Madison’s thesis remains relevant.”
― William A. Galston, Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech