Alexander Hamilton
American statesman (1755 or 1757 to 1804); first US Secretary of the Treasury and principal author of The Federalist.
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The judiciary will always be the branch least dangerous to constitutional rights
Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them.
gutenberg.orgSaid 28 May 1788This on korrents
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The judiciary will always be the branch least dangerous to constitutional rights
Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 28 May 1788
Interpreting the laws, including the Constitution as fundamental law, belongs to the courts
The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 28 May 1788
A bill of rights would be unnecessary in the proposed Constitution and even dangerous
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 28 May 1788
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Energy in the executive is a leading mark of good government
Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of good government.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 15 Mar 1788
One person generally acts with more decision, activity, secrecy and speed than a group
Decision, activity, secrecy, and despatch will generally characterize the proceedings of one man in a much more eminent degree than the proceedings of any greater number; and in proportion as the number is increased, these qualities will be diminished.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 15 Mar 1788
No constitutional limits can wisely be placed on the power charged with national safety
The circumstances that endanger the safety of nations are infinite, and for this reason no constitutional shackles can wisely be imposed on the power to which the care of it is committed.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 18 Dec 1787
Government exists because people's passions will not follow reason and justice without constraint
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 1 Dec 1787
A command with no penalty for disobedience is only advice, not law
If there be no penalty annexed to disobedience, the resolutions or commands which pretend to be laws will, in fact, amount to nothing more than advice or recommendation.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 1 Dec 1787
The science of politics has improved, discovering principles the ancients did not know
The science of politics, however, like most other sciences, has received great improvement. The efficacy of various principles is now well understood, which were either not known at all, or imperfectly known to the ancients.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 21 Nov 1787
The vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty
On the other hand, it will be equally forgotten that the vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty; that, in the contemplation of a sound and well-informed judgment, their interest can never be separated; and that a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 27 Oct 1787
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