Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONMen of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests, of the people.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.
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The militia is a voluntary force not associated or under the control of the States except when called out; a permanent or long-standing force would be entirely different in make-up and call.
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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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A tolerable expertness in military movements is a business that requires time and practice. It is not a day, or even a week, that will suffice for the attainment of it.
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I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
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Who talks most about freedom and equality? Is it not those who hold the bill of rights in one hand and a whip for affrighted slaves in the other?
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Happy will it be if our choice should be directed by a judicious estimate of our true interests, unperplexed and unbiased by considerations not connected with the public good. But this is a thing more ardently to be wished than seriously to be expected.
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All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well-born, the other the mass of the people.
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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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