Alexander Hamilton: “A well-adjusted government should be a firm guardian of the nation’s…”

On the recordDecember 17, 1787

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

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On balancing government power with individual freedom.

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