"Governmental prohibitions do always more mischief than had been calculated; and it is not without much hesitation that a statesman should hazard to regulate the concerns of individuals as if he could do it better than themselves."
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Anti-war activistsDiplomats of the United StatesUnited States Secretaries of the TreasuryUnited States Ambassadors to Great Britain and the United KingdomUnited States Ambassadors to France
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Letter to Thomas Jefferson (December 18, 1807); Henry Adams (ed.) The Writings of Albert Gallatin, vol. 1 (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1879), p. 368
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Albert Gallatin
1789 – 1849
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan-American politician, diplomat, ethnologist, and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years of the United States, helping shape the new republic's financial system and foreign policy. Gallatin was a prominent member of the Democratic-Republican Party, represented Pennsylvania in both chambers of Congress, and held several influential roles across four
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