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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of…
Quote byAlexander Hamilton · 1757–1804
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Federalist Papers (1787–1788), No. 15.
English (original)
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.
— Alexander Hamilton
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