Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men.
— Alexander Hamilton Early Modern

Founding Father, Treasury

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The Farmer Refuted

Date / Period

1775

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Humorous

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https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0057

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