The Federalist Papers · Federalist No. 62 · paragraph 15

To trace the mischievous effects of a mutable government would fill a volume. I will hint a few only, each of which will be perceived to be a source of innumerable others.

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