Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Drawn from what Alexander Hamilton said
ambition How much to take on and how hard to push: superlinear returns to effort, focus, slack time, and procrastination.
government What states are for and what they are worse at than markets and networks: legitimacy, moral hazard, and who may be entrusted with power.
On the other hand, it will be equally forgotten that the vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty; that, in the contemplation of a sound and well-informed judgment, their interest can never be separated; and that a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
Where this was said
↗The Federalist Papers (1787-1788)gutenberg.org
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