Happy will it be if our choice should be directed by a judicious estimate of our true interests, unperplexed and unbiased by considerations not connected with the public good.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONDivide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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The kindred blood which flows in the veins of American citizens, the mingled blood which they have shed in defense of their sacred rights, consecrate their Union, and excite horror at the idea of their becoming aliens, rivals, enemies.
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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.
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Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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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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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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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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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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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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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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The militia is a voluntary force not associated or under the control of the States except when called out; a permanent or long-standing force would be entirely different in make-up and call.
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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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