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that when this government was formed, there were two schools
of thought: One advocated by Hamilton, that there should
be a government far removed from the people, and another
advocated by Jefferson that the power of government should
the
be diffused among the masses; and wasn't it/Jeffersonian
theory adopted?
DELEGATE ADKINS: I would suggest to you, sir,
that there have always been two schools of thought on
practically every political issue, including this one.
I would also suggest that perhaps the Hamiltonian theory
was adopted insofar as the Constitution of the United
States was concerned.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Dorsey.
DELEGATE DORSEY: Wasn't the Hamiltonian
theory that there should be a dictator form of government,
and Jefferson believed in a democracy of men, with the
power of government diffused among the masses?
DELEGATE ADKINS: I would suggest the use of
the term "dictatorship" is completely out of order. Any
elected government is responsive to the people where its
elected officials periodically report to and receive the
;