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I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.

Alexander Hamilton

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Angel Government Man Necessary
A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Powerful Victory
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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Choice Connection Goodness Happiness Public
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Control Difficult Government Man
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Best Hope People
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.
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Divine Hands Human Right Writing
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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Human Man Nature Power Willing
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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Ambition Hope Peace War
An enlightened zeal for the energy and efficiency of government will be stigmatized, as the offspring of a temper fond of despotic power, and hostile to the principles of liberty.
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Government Liberty Power Principle
Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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Animal Man Reason
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
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Affection Care Yourself
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Act Brave Human Liberty Nature
There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words together to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair. (Alexander Hamilton, to Thomas Jefferson)
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Expression Fight Language Togetherness Word
To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.
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Citizenship Enjoyment Oneself Protection Purpose Right
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Act Brave Fun Liberty Nature Rise
If 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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Enemy Government Responsible

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