james madison, the federalist no. 51 the structure of the government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments february 8, 1788. in order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to be essential to the preservation of liberty, it is evident that each department should have a will of its own... it is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others. ambition must be made to counteract ambition. the interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. it may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. but what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? if men were angels, no government would be necessary. if angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. in framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. which evidence from the text above best supports the claim that limited government, checks and balances, and separation of powers are essential to the preservation of liberty? \ambition must be made to counteract ambition.\ \if men were angels, no government would be necessary.\ he members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others.\ \you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.\

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james madison, the federalist no. 51 the structure of the government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments february 8, 1788. in order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to be essential to the preservation of liberty, it is evident that each department should have a will of its own... it is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others. ambition must be made to counteract ambition. the interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. it may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. but what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? if men were angels, no government would be necessary. if angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. in framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. which evidence from the text above best supports the claim that limited government, checks and balances, and separation of powers are essential to the preservation of liberty? \ambition must be made to counteract ambition.\ \if men were angels, no government would be necessary.\ 	he members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others.\ \you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.\

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# Brief Explanations:
The text discusses the need for checks and balances in government to control ambition and preserve liberty. The idea that ambition must be made to counteract ambition is a key argument for the separation of powers and internal controls within government. This is best supported by the statement "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."
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"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."

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