The 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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThere is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
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The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.
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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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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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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.
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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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Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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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 well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
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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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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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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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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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The honor of a nation is its life.
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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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Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
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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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There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words together to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair. (Alexander Hamilton, to Thomas Jefferson)
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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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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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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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All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well-born, the other the mass of the people.
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