The Federalist Papers · Federalist No. 84 · paragraph 20

Whence is the dreaded augmentation of expense to spring? One source indicated, is the multiplication of offices under the new government. Let us examine this a little.

Publius · Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison · 1787–1788
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