Quote of the Day
"The great leading objects of the federal government, in which revenue is concerned, are to maintain domestic peace, and provide for the common defense. In these are comprehended the regulation of commerce that is, the whole system of foreign intercourse; the support of armies and navies, and of the civil administration."
-- Alexander Hamilton (remarks to the New York Ratifying Convention, June 1788)
Reference: Selected Writings and Speeches of Alexander Hamilton, Frisch, ed. (228-229)