If mankind were to resolve to agree in no institution of government, until every part of it had been adjusted to the most exact standard of perfection, society would soon become a general scene of anarchy, and the world a desert.
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Original Citation
Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 65: The Powers of the Senate Continued." New York Packet, 7 Mar. 1788.
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Current Citation
Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 65: Other powers: consent to executive appointments; impeachments.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.
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