In a government framed for durable liberty, not less regard must be paid to giving the magistrate a proper degree of authority, to make and execute the laws with rigour, than to guarding against encroachments upon the rights of the community. As too much power leads to despotism, too little leads to anarchy, and both eventually to the ruin of the people.


The works of Alexander Hamilton (ed. 1850)

Alexander Hamilton Quotes

In a government framed for durable liberty, not less regard must be paid to giving the magistrate a proper degree of authority, to make and execute...

In a government framed for durable liberty, not less regard must be paid to giving the magistrate a proper degree of authority, to make and execute...

In a government framed for durable liberty, not less regard must be paid to giving the magistrate a proper degree of authority, to make and execute...

In a government framed for durable liberty, not less regard must be paid to giving the magistrate a proper degree of authority, to make and execute...