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Quotation from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
“whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice”
The Federalist Papers, Federalist No. 1
Hamilton frames the constitutional debate as a test of deliberate political self-government.
Citation: "whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice" — Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, The Federalist Papers, Federalist No. 1. (id the-federalist-papers-q1)
Portrait: The Federalist (1st ed, 1788, vol I, title page) - 02, Publius (pseudonym) [Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison]., Public domain.
