If the sword of oppression be permitted to lop off one limb without opposition, reiterated strokes will soon dismember the whole body.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONIf we must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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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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Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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The pains taken to preserve peace include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.
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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
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Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
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There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.
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In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
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Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
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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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