The Convention probably foresaw what it has been a principal aim of th…

Alexander Hamilton
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The Convention probably foresaw what it has been a principal aim of these papers to inculcate that the danger which most threatens our political welfare is, that the state governments will finally sap the foundations of the Union. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2007). The Federalist Papers, p.243, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
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