The Federalist Papers 10 and 51: Rules and Order Quotes

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Quote #4

In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. (51.6)

By this logic, order's kept through a careful balance of power. This is a recurring theme in these Federalists papers—order is kept through balance. How Zen.

Quote #5

In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature... (51.8)

Freedom's actually impossible without order. This has a lot to do with the fact that people are free to rob other people of their freedoms, because humans have the capacity to be terrible, terrible people.