Let Americans disdain to be the instruments of European greatness! Let the thirteen States, bound together in a strict and indissoluble Union, concur in erecting one great American system, superior to the control of all transatlantic force or influence, and able to dictate the terms of the connection between the old and the new world!
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation
Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 11: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy." Independent Journal, 23 Nov. 1787.
Current Citation
Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 10: Utility of union regarding commerce.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.