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By Alexander Hamilton
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.
- Source
- The Federalist No. 15, December 1, 1787 · The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 4, pp. 356-364
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- Founders Online, National Archives (The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 4)
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From Federalist No. 15, written by Alexander Hamilton under the name Publius and first published in New York on December 1, 1787. Founders Online lists the author as Alexander Hamilton, writing as "Publius."