We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONI have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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A strong body makes the mind strong, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind.
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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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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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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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Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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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 thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
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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 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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The constitution shall never be construed, to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
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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?
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The pains taken to preserve peace include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.
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Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
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