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"Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it."
 By: | Alexander Hamilton (more quotes by Alexander Hamilton or books by/about Alexander Hamilton) |
| (1757-1804) American statesman, Secretary of the Treasury |
Source: | Federalist No. 22, December 14, 1787 |
Categories: | Government, Happiness, Honor, Monopoly, Populism, Prejudice, Profit, Prosperity, Protection, Redistribution, Responsibility, Rights, Safety, Servitude |
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