"Capaciousness" Quotes from Famous Books
... to conceive a system of government capable of acting over such an extent of territory, and such a circle of interests, as is immediately produced by the operation of representation. France, great and populous as it is, is but a spot in the capaciousness of the system. It is preferable to simple democracy even in small territories. Athens, by representation, would have outrivalled ... — The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Complete - With Index to Volumes I - IV • Thomas Paine |