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According to Hamilton the purposes of the judicial branch is to "declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void", meaning to rule any laws or policies not in accordance with the Constitution, unconstitutional. (media.patriots.win)
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– harryparatestes 2 points ago +2 / -0

Madison was the real genius behind the constitution, but Hamilton did as much or more to shape the US at its birth.

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– FORTITUDINE [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 8, "The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States," New York Packetl, November 20, 1787

"Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. To be more safe, they [nations] at length becoming willing to run the risk of being less free."

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