“The Voice of the People has been said to be the voice of God: and however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true in fact.”—by Alexander Hamilton, June 18, 1787, at the Federal Convention
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Disenchanted Man
09:13 - Chapter 2
The Unattainable Ideal
18:48 - Chapter 3
Agents and Bystanders
13:59 - Chapter 4
What the Public Does
09:13 - Chapter 5
The Neutralization of Arbitrary Force
12:44 - Chapter 6
The Question Aristotle Asked
04:14 - Chapter 7
The Nature of a Problem
14:06 - Chapter 8
Social Contracts
14:44 - Chapter 9
The Two Questions Before the Public
03:29 - Chapter 10
The Main Value of Public Debate
06:06 - Chapter 11
The Defective Rule
12:07 - Chapter 12
The Criteria of Reform
19:24 - Chapter 13
The Principles of Public Opinion
09:26 - Chapter 14
Society in Its Place
19:34 - Chapter 15
Absentee Rulers
14:50 - Chapter 16
The Realms of Disorder
15:31