Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONGive 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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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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Best of wives and best of women.
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An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
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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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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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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
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Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
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The masses are asses.
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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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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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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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Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.
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I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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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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Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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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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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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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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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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I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
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I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
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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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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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