The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE …

Alexander Hamilton
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The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2003). The Federalist: With Letters of Brutus, p.106, Cambridge University Press
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