Author:  Ron Chernow
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It also reflected a profound political logic. Hamilton knew that bondholders would feel a stake in preserving any government that owed them money. If the federal government, not the states, was owed the money, creditors would shift their main allegiance to the central government.

( Ron Chernow )
[ Alexander Hamilton ]
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