The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of a…

James Madison
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The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies, to yield to the impulse of sudden and violent passions, and to be seduced by factious leaders, into intemperate and pernicious resolutions. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2007). The Federalist Papers, p.474, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
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