it ought not to be forgotten that the demon of faction will… - Alexander Hamilton

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it ought not to be forgotten that the demon of faction will, at certain seasons, extend his sceptre over all numerous bodies of men.

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Alexander Hamilton (11 January 1755 or 1757 – 12 July 1804) was a Founding Father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the nation's financial system, the founder of the Federalist Party, the world's first voter-based political party, the Father of the United States Coast Guard, and the founder of The New York Post.

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Alternative Names: Hamilton • Alexander Hamilton, US Treasury secretary • A. Ham

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If there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity ought, of course, to be preferred; or in other words, the Constitution ought to be preferred to the statute; the intention of the People to the intention of their agents.

There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.

all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are the rich and well-born, the other the mass of the people

it ought not to be forgotten that the demon of faction will, at certain seasons, extend his sceptre over all numerous bodies of men. - Alexander Hamilton

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