Quote#Love
Men often oppose a thing, merely because they have had no agency in…
Quote byAlexander Hamilton · 1757–1804
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Federalist Papers (1787–1788), Federalist No. 70 (18 March 1788).
English (original)
Men often oppose a thing, merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. But if they have been consulted, and have happened to disapprove, opposition then becomes, in their estimation, an indispensable duty of self-love.
— Alexander Hamilton
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