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“It is a constant fact that at present day the ablest men in the United States are rarely placed at the head of affairs; and it must be acknowledged that such has been the result in proportion as democracy has exceeded all its former limits” (ie. universal sufferage). Not much has changed in 200 years it seems

“The existence of democracies is threatened by two principal dangers: namely, the complete subjection of the legislature to the will of the electoral body, and the concentration of all the other powers of the government in the legislative branch.”

136, 151 gas son incisive commentary on the re-election of the executive and the importance of the judicial powers.

“There is no country in which everything can be provided for by the laws, or in which political institutions can prove a substitute for common sense and public morality.”

“Do what you may, there is no true power among men except in the free union of their will; and patriotism and religion are the only two motives in the world that can long urge all the people towards the same end.”

“in general the prominent feature of the administration in the United States is its excessive decentralization.”

It just gets more unhinged the further you read. Masterful.

The characters have really grown on me

This suddenly got interesting around chapter eleven

Imma be real, this is not going to be finished in 2025. I just haven’t gotten into it. Back to the to-read shelf.

Yes I know I’m reading like 10 books at once right now. That’s just my life at the moment.

Oof the first chapter of Where Angels Fear To Tread is lightning. What a setup.

Finished the first novella. On to the second.

His writing is just so witty and sarcastic. I love it.

I’m going to skip around some on this one.