ot, was considered undemocratic by ancient Greeks, who
             believed that all citizens must have direct say in their governance." (10, O'Connor)
             Madison a Federalist who served in the Virginia legislature saw the corrupt inadequacies
             of self interest at the local level. He said that the "The Virginia legislators seemed so
             parochial, so illiberal, so small-minded, and most of them seemed to have only a particular
             interest to serve. They had no regard for public honor or honesty. They often made a
             travesty of the legislative process and were reluctant to do anything that might appear
             Madison observed a system run astray. He started to lose faith in his belief that the people
             could govern themselves. He saw the laws being over run and genuine public interest
             being trampled. "Madison had to agree to bad laws to avoid getting worse ones. Today
             legislators are used to this sort of political horse trading. But Madison simp
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