... of Republicanism. Following the brief spell under the Articles of Confederation, which failed, the Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia in 1787. The constitution that emerged from the negotiations and debates at Philadelphia was a compromise between politicians with different priorities, interests and objectives. It marked an attempt to avoid both the concentration and dilution of government power. Its authors had vivid memories ... ...

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... advantage of this intelligence, with his ambition driving him from a very young age he was the owner of a print shop (a fast evolving trade at this point, in America) by twenty-four, soon using this to publish the Pennsylvania Gazette, which Franklin also edited. He used his own example ... him."" This list is really the epitome of what Franklin warned would be the ruin of any man who used his profits in such frivolity. At thirty-three Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanac, a collection, effectively, of his own quotes, assembled under the pseudonym Richard Saunders'. ... t...

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... differing opinion in a small republic, that person would be confronted by a massive majority sharing the same opinion, and the individual would not be heard at all. In a large republic however, where various opinions exist, a domineering majority would never be able to form and therefore, unpopular views would be ... and courts, while the Federalists obviously argue in favor of a strong national government instead. Madison pointed out the dangers of power being centralized at the state level by pointing to the Pennsylvania constitution, which became tyrannical because of its extreme powe...

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