A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONMen are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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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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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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The masses are asses.
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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 sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.
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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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Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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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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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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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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Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
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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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