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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint. – Alexander Hamilton

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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. – Alexander Hamilton

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Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. – Alexander Hamilton

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