From the Farmer Refuted, Feb 23, 1775 Alexander Hamilton

To usurp dominion over a People, in their own despite, or to grasp at a more extensive power than they (the People) are willing to entrust, is to violate that law of nature, which gives every man a right to his personal liberty; and can, therefore, confer no obligation to obedience.

The Farmer Refuted

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