The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed of judges holding their offices during good behavior; the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election... They are means, and powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained and its imperfections lessened or avoided.


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

Alexander Hamilton Quotes

The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed...

The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed...

The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed...

The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed...