[James] Madison…defined the republican form. A republic is “a government in which the scheme of representation take place.” It is “a government which derives all its powers directly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure for a limited period, or during good behavior.” He continued, “It is essential to such a government that it be derived from the great body of the society, not from an inconsiderable proportion or a favored class of it; otherwise a handful of tyrannical nobles, exercising their oppressions by a delegation of their powers, might aspire to the rank of republicans and claim for their government the honorable title of republic.”
Larry P. Arnn, The Founders Key, pg.84
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