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By James Madison
Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been, and ever will be pursued, until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.
- Source
- The Federalist No. 51, February 6, 1788 · The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 4, pp. 497-502
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- Founders Online, National Archives (The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 4)
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From Federalist No. 51, first printed in the New York Independent Journal on February 6, 1788. It follows the sentence about the stability and independence of "some member of the government". Federalist No. 51 appeared under the pen name Publius and is credited to Madison; the Hamilton Papers edition lists its author as "Madison or Hamilton."