If the Constitution is adopted (and it was) the Union will be in fact and in theory an association of States or a Confederacy.
Alexander HamiltonThese are not vague inferences . . . but they are solid conclusions drawn from the natural and necessary progress of human affairs.
Alexander HamiltonA sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.
Alexander HamiltonA republic of this kind, able to withstand an external force, may support itself without any internal corruptions. The form of this society prevents all manner of inconveniences.
Alexander HamiltonAll communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born, the other the mass of the people. The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true in fact. The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct, permanent share in the government.
Alexander Hamilton