If we must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThe 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.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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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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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.
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A tolerable expertness in military movements is a business that requires time and practice. It is not a day, or even a week, that will suffice for the attainment of it.
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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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When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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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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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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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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Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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