Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONNature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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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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A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
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When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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The government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions – a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism- the last, of liberty.
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Men 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.
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Cold in my professions, warm in my friendships, I wish, my Dear Laurens, it might be in my power, by action rather than words, to convince you that I love you.
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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.
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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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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)
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The masses are asses.
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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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If the sword of oppression be permitted to lop off one limb without opposition, reiterated strokes will soon dismember the whole body.
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