Macaulay tells us that "I know of no rational objection; nor can I think of any expedient to remove the well grounded apprehensions of the different interests which compose a commonwealth, than a ______________________________ of the whole people, a circumstance which appears very peculiarly necessary in a mixed form of government, where the democratic part of the constitution will ever be in danger of being overborne by the energy attending on its higher constituent parts."

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Macaulay suggests that the only way to address the concerns of the different interests in a commonwealth is through fair and equal representation of the whole people, which is especially necessary in a mixed form of government where the democratic part may be overpowered by the higher constituent parts. This implies that a group of experts, an aristocratic and elite subset, or a dominant power vacuum would not be effective solutions.

Macaulay Tells Us That "I Know of No Rational Objection;