Federalist #51

Questions
1. Does this state that there should bean electoral college, what was Madison's opinion on that?
2.Is there an ethical code that people elected in the government take?
3. Are there better ways to represent minorities in government?
4. Can a country be too diverse for a self government?
5. In your opinion can a country be to diverse?

"But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others." This is saying that the best way to keep people from gaining too much power is to make people want power so instead of trying to gain power, people just try to hang on to the power that they have.

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
This is talking about human nature, that people naturally want power and want things for themselves, and if they didn't then we wouldn't need a government because there wouldn't be any problems.

"If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure."
This is saying that if the majority formed a group to try to pass what they view is best for them, if this were a direct democracy then the minorities would be hurt because they wouldn't have the numbers to pass laws that they need.

"In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights."
This is saying that if we really want to have a free government it's all or nothing. It's not that you have rights for some things but not others, because that wouldn't be free for everyone.

"Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever had been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit."
I chose this because it almost sounds like revenge that Madison is talking about. I think that people associate justice and revenge in similar categories and often have a hard time realizing if they are pursuing revenge or justice.