Quote of the day...

Drawing of Melancton Smith

"The idea that naturally suggests itself to our minds, when we speak of representatives is, that they resemble those they represent; they should be a true picture of the people; possess the knowledge of their circumstances and their wants; sympathize in all their distresses, and be disposed to seek their true interests."

Melancton Smith from his debate with Alexander Hamilton, Debate Representation, Aristocracy, and Interests, June 21, 1788 at the New York Ratifying Convention.