Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government.

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

The founders established a government of checks and balances so nobody could take advantage. As for Hamilton, he set up our banking system.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.