I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONIn the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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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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Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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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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Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
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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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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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Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
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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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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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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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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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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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