By ingrafting representation upon democracy, we arrive at a system of government capable of embracing and confederating all the various interests and every extent of territory and population; and that also with advantages as much superior to hereditary government, as the republic of letters is to hereditary literature.
In "Rights of Man," Paine explains how combining representation with democracy creates a robust system suitable for large and diverse nations, superior to hereditary rule.
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