Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a single hand. The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength; and the power of directing and employing the common strength, forms a usual and essential part in the definition of the executive authority.


The Federalist: On the New Constitution (ed. 1810)

Alexander Hamilton Quotes

Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a ...

Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a ...

Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a ...

Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a ...