Alexander Hamilton actually said...

"The U.S. military, while necessary for a strong union, could be used by a tyrannical president against 'we the people.'"

"The subjecting of men to punishment for things which, when they were done, were breaches of no law, and the practice of arbitrary imprisonments, have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidabl..."

"must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments."

"Humanity and good policy conspire to dictate that the benign prerogative of pardoning should be as little as impossible, fettered or embarrassed."