John Jay
American statesman and jurist (1745 to 1829); first Chief Justice of the US and co-author of The Federalist.
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Weakness and division at home invite danger from abroad, and union, strength and good government guard against it
It was remarked in the preceding paper, that weakness and divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad; and that nothing would tend more to secure us from them than union, strength, and good government within ourselves.
gutenberg.orgSaid 10 Nov 1787This on korrents
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Weakness and division at home invite danger from abroad, and union, strength and good government guard against it
It was remarked in the preceding paper, that weakness and divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad; and that nothing would tend more to secure us from them than union, strength, and good government within ourselves.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 10 Nov 1787
Nations generally go to war whenever they expect to gain by it
It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting anything by it; nay, absolute monarchs will often make war when their nations are to get nothing by it, but for the purposes and objects merely personal, such as thirst for military glory, revenge for personal affronts, ambition, or private compacts to aggrandize or support their particular families or partisans.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 7 Nov 1787
People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs
Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of government, and it is equally undeniable, that whenever and however it is instituted, the people must cede to it some of their natural rights in order to vest it with requisite powers.
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Said 31 Oct 1787
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