You could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the "basket of deplorables."

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Topic

American politics

Speaker

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Source

Remarks at Fundraiser, September 9, 2016

Statement Type

Political gaffe

Language

English

Time

2016 2010s 21st century

Occupation

First Lady Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Clinton, Hillary. Remarks at a fundraiser. Campaign fundraising event. 9 Sept. 2016, New York, NY, USA.

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The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 22

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Political theory American politics Politics

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Alexander Hamilton
Source
Federalist 22 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 22: The Same Subject Continued: Other Defects of the Present Confederation." New York Packet, 14 Dec. 1787.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 22: Continuation.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.