The Federalist No. 48¶
Madison, J. (1788). The Federalist No. 48. The Federalist.
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- Separation of Powers
- T1: Tyranny-prevention vs. Decision velocity. Montesquieu's foundational claim rests on empirical observation that concentrated power invites abuse: "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely" (later articulated by Acton in the 19 century)—a danger Madison (1788) had already pressed in Federalist No. 48, warning that "parchment barriers" alone could not restrain encroachments by one branch on another and that the legislative department in particular tended to draw "all power into its impetuous vortex."
This sourceArgues that "parchment barriers" alone cannot restrain encroachments and that the legislative branch in particular tends to draw "all power into its impetuous vortex"—prefiguring Acton's later aphorism on the corrupting effect of concentrated power.
- T1: Tyranny-prevention vs. Decision velocity. Montesquieu's foundational claim rests on empirical observation that concentrated power invites abuse: "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely" (later articulated by Acton in the 19 century)—a danger Madison (1788) had already pressed in Federalist No. 48, warning that "parchment barriers" alone could not restrain encroachments by one branch on another and that the legislative department in particular tended to draw "all power into its impetuous vortex."
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