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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.

Alexander Hamilton

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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Design Loyalty Man People
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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Danger Power Safety
An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
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Loyalty Man Rich
Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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Animal Man Reason
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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Ambition Appearance Danger Government People Right
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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Force Government Law Liberty
A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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Powerful Victory
We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
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Avoid Best Philosophy
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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Hate Man Planning
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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Blessing Money Perspective
The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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Art Reading
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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Best Hope People
Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Authority Nature War
I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
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Learning Myself Opinion Value
I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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Myself Responsibility
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

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.

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