Hamilton, Madison & Jay
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The Federalist Papers
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A well-constructed Union would break and control the violence of faction.
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
Liberty requires a great deal of vigilance to maintain.
It is essential to the preservation of the rights of the people that they should be able to change their government when it becomes destructive.
The strongest man is he who is able to conquer himself.
The people are the ultimate source of political power.
Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society.
In a free government, the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights.