Alexander Hamilton: “The vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.”

The judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution.

A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care.

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

The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people.