Alexander Hamilton: “The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people.”

A nation without a national government is, in my view, an awful spectacle.

Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society.

A well-adjusted government should be a firm guardian of the nation’s property and interests, while allowing for the freedom of the individual.

It is essential to the security of liberty that the government in general should have a common interest with the people.