Alexander Hamilton was an American politician, writer, and economist born in the British West Indies in 1755.
Read biographyIt is an undeniable truth that the whole population of each country sincerely desires its prosperity; but it is equally irrefutable that it does not possess the discernment and stability necessary for a systematic government.
Taking into account human nature, exercising power over a man's livelihood is equivalent to exercising power over his will.
Why has government been instituted? Because the passions of men do not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without coercive force.