If government is in the hands of the few, they will tyrannize the many; if in the hands … - Alexander Hamilton

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If you don't go within, you go without.

Alexander Hamilton

If government is in the hands of the few, they will tyrannize the many; if in the hands of the many, they will tyrannize over the few. It ought to be in the hands of both, and be separated. . . they will need a mutual check. This check is a monarch.

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