Alexander Hamilton Quote

The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.


The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Comprising His Most Important Official Reports (ed. 1810)


The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.

The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.

The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.

The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.