It has been said that the people are not fit for self-government. This is a libel upon the people.
Founding Father, Treasury
Speech at the Constitutional Convention (ironic, given his other statements)
1787
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"It is a principle of liberty that the people have a right to choose the form of government under which they will live."
Controversial"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground."
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Humorous"It is not the province of any one State to make laws for the United States."
Humorous"I have been a stranger to the joys of domestic life."
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