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In Public Opinion, Walter Lippmann writes, “[The founders of the US Constitution did not] intend to balance every interest so the government would be in perpetual deadlock. They intended to deadlock local and class interest to prevent these from obstructing government.” How accurate is this?

by /u/molingrad in /r/AskHistorians

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