All inspired republics are conceived with the gilded hope that they will endure for centuries to come. The United States Of America, born as an independent nation in the period known as "The Enlightenment", is one such Republic. It is true that seldom do revolutions achieve their objectives, yet the revolt of the original 13 British-American colonies against King George III and his United Kingdom was a rare and conclusive success. It has remained a unique testimony to the geniuses of America's legacy and origins as a Sovereign State.
The Constitution of The United States Of America, ratified in June of 1788, would not have been realized were it not for the many seminal achievements of Alexander Hamilton. Out of the broad constellation of America's many Founders, no star was so bright as Hamilton's. His vision of The United States as a potential world power, given its almost boundless supply of natural and human resources, was unmatched by any other primary figure in America's nascent years.
His philosophy of political function and the role of Government in the lives of the American people emphasized a strong union among the new States of the fresh Republic, yet at the same time (as he outlined in "The Federalist Papers") Hamilton was one of the first to realize the need for a Bicameral Congress as a means to counter-balance the powers of The Executive and Judicial Branches of The New Federal State.
While knitting the loose Confederation of States together, by establishing the dollar as a legitimate currency, Hamilton strove to unite and at the same time limit the powers of The Federal Government, believing that the least amount of Government needed to fulfill its debts to the people in a spirit of Democracy is always the best. The same is true today.
- John Lars Zwerenz
