Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the great…

Alexander Hamilton
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Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2015). The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution, p.10, Coventry House Publishing
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