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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

Alexander Hamilton

The very aim and intention of the democratical part, or the house of commons, is to secure the rights of the people. It’s very being depends upon those rights. Its whole power is derived from them, and must be terminated by them.
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Democracy People Power Right Secure
I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
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Learning Myself Opinion Value
Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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Deep Fall Justice Philosophy
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates.
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Danger Liberty Love Powerful Safety Time
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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Angel Government Man Necessary
Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
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Fear Hate Nation
A dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people, than under the forbidding appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of Government.
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Ambition Appearance Danger Government People Right
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Goodness Passion Revolution
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 Option Ourselves Peace War
Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics the greatest number have begun their career, by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing Demagogues, and ending Tyrants.
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Beginning Career End Greatness Liberty Man People
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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Man Mistake Nation Patriot Season Worth
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
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Government Justice Man Passion Reason
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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Born Community People Rich
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
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Government Justice Man Passion Reason
Best of wives and best of women.
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Best Wife Woman
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Danger Power Safety

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