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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.

Alexander Hamilton

In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Human Man Nature Power Willing
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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Government Justice Man Passion Reason
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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Mistake Person
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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Beginning Career End Greatness Liberty Man People
Dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
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Ambition Appearance Danger Government People Right
Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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Animal Man Reason
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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Ambition Appearance Danger Government People Right
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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Act Brave Human Liberty Nature
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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Born Community People Rich
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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Change Necessary Possible Reason
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
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Animal Government Man Passion Reason
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates.
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Danger Liberty Love Powerful Safety Time
The masses are asses.
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People Savage
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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Danger Power Safety
The honor of a nation is its life.
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Life Nation
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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Force Government Law Liberty

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