It is a misfortune incident to republican government, though in a less…

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It is a misfortune incident to republican government, though in a less degree than to other governments, that those who administer it, may forget their obligations to their constituents, and prove unfaithful to their important trust. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1852). The Federalist: On the New Constitution, Written in 1788, p.285
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