Happy it is when the interest which the government has in the preservation of its own power, coincides with a proper distribution of the public burdens, and tends to guard the least wealthy part of the community from oppression!

Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) American statesman, author
The Federalist #36 (8 Jan 1788)

 
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