This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of …

Alexander Hamilton
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This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will seldom fall to the lot of any many who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1869). The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States : a Collection of Essays, p.511
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