Plato laid out this logic in The Republic.

The founders of the United States wrote against democracy and attempted to design a modern republic. As soon as 10 years after founding- the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the constitution- which was the first step in the wrong direction. Somewhat tempered by the bill of rights- the constitution laid the foundation for the federal tyranny we see in the US Today.

Listen to Anatomy of the State by Rothbard for the modern libertarian view:

https://cdn.mises.org/anatomy-of-the-state_rothbard.mp3

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