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How does madison refute the prevailing view that democracy was possible only in a small state?

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He said that the majority can overrule the minority and this would be tyranny. Democracy can only work in a society of a small amount of people. It can't work in a large amount of people because there are too many people and thought to deal with. Hope this helps.
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