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By Alexander Hamilton
…the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them.
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- The Federalist No. 78, May 28, 1788 · The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 4, pp. 655-663
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- Founders Online, National Archives (The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 4)
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From Federalist No. 78, written by Alexander Hamilton under the name Publius and first published in New York on May 28, 1788. It is part of a longer sentence that begins "Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive." Founders Online lists the author as Alexander Hamilton, writing as "Publius."