The Federalist Papers · Federalist No. 9 · paragraph 14
“As this government is composed of small republics, it enjoys the internal happiness of each; and with respect to its external situation, it is possessed, by means of the association, of all the advantages of large monarchies.”Read in context ›
Publius · Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison · 1787–1788
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