Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThe 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.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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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.
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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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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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A dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people, than under the forbidding appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of Government.
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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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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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Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
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Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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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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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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