Alexander Hamilton Quote

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.


No. 15 - The Federalist Papers (1787–1788)


Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.