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Who talks most about freedom and equality? Is it not those who hold the bill of rights in one hand and a whip for affrighted slaves in the other?

Alexander Hamilton

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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Act Brave Human Liberty Nature
Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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Government Liberty Security
When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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Fall Leadership
Best of wives and best of women.
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Best Wife Woman
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
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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Limitation Man Passion Weapon
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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Best Hope People
Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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Government Liberty Security
Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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Necessary Philosophy
Happy it is when the interest which the government has in the preservation of its own power, coincides with a proper distribution of the public burthens, and tends to guard the least wealthy part of the community from oppression!
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Community Government Happiness Oppression Power
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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Enjoyment People Protection Purpose
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
I always feel how necessary you are to me. But when you are absent, I become still more sensible of it and look around in vain for that satisfaction which you alone can bestow.
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Alone Feeling Myself Necessary Satisfaction
Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Authority Nature War
The rights of neutrality will only be respected, when they are defended by an adequate power. A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.
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Power Respect Right Weakness
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Goodness Passion Revolution

Who talks most about freedom and equality? Is it not those who hold the bill of rights in one hand and a whip for affrighted slaves in the other?

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