Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn't filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.

Naomi Klein

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Nature abhors a vacuum Demagoguery Populism Politics

Author

Naomi Klein

Source

The Guardian

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Occupation

Activist Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

Klein, Naomi. "From Pots to Politics." The Guardian, 11 May 2003, www.theguardian.com/world/2003/may/12/argentina.comment

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Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.

James Madison

Federalist 51

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Topic
Checks and balances Separation of powers Political theory Politics

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James Madison
Source
Federalist 51 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1788 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 51, The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments." New York Packet, 8 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 51: How to maintain: make the parts check each other. Also, a federal system divides power further.--Madison (or Hamilton)." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.