James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Walter Lippmann, and Sir Robert Peel were alike in this opinion. What was it?

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Walter Lippmann, and Sir Robert Peel all had doubts about the wisdom of the public. They believed that the public could be easily swayed by demagogues and populists, and that democracy needed to be tempered by the wisdom and expertise of elected leaders. They saw the potential for mob rule and the dangers of uneducated or irrational voters making important decisions.