Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.
Alexander HamiltonWhen occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed to be the guardians of those interests, to withstand the temporary delusion, in order to give them time and opportunity for more cool and sedate reflection.
Alexander HamiltonThe natural effect of low interest is to increase trade and industry; because undertakings of every kind can be prosecuted with greater advantage.
Alexander Hamilton