After taking a couple of quizzes at USA History, I decided to brush up on my knowledge of U.S. history. You can read the Federalist Papers at this site, or take other quizzes designed to improve your knowledge of the constitution and other facts about the U.S. government.
The following was an interesting quote, one of many I came across while reading the papers, direct from Mr. Hamilton himself in paper #8:
“Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates. The violent destruction of life and property incident to war, the continual effort and alarm attendant on a state of continual danger, will compel nations the most attached to liberty to resort for repose and security to institutions which have a tendency to destroy their civil and political rights. To be more safe, they at length become willing to run the risk of being less free.”
