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Dec. 22nd, 2011 17:02Wednesday December 21, 2011. Midwinter Day.
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." James Madison; Federalist #51.
The first part of this seems to conflict with Christian (and Jewish, and probably Muslim) theology. Both Heaven and Hell are said to be monarchies.
Digression: Looking up this quotation led me to http://www.constitutionalist-church.org/
"Constitutionalism embraces all other religions compatible with it, which broadly include all those which teach love, tolerance, and civic virtue. It is a metareligion, a religion about religions. Its principal tenet is that all persons have a duty to help enforce compliance with the constitutions of nature, society, the state, and government, as originally understood."
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." James Madison; Federalist #51.
The first part of this seems to conflict with Christian (and Jewish, and probably Muslim) theology. Both Heaven and Hell are said to be monarchies.
Digression: Looking up this quotation led me to http://www.constitutionalist-church.org/
"Constitutionalism embraces all other religions compatible with it, which broadly include all those which teach love, tolerance, and civic virtue. It is a metareligion, a religion about religions. Its principal tenet is that all persons have a duty to help enforce compliance with the constitutions of nature, society, the state, and government, as originally understood."