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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONVigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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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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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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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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Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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Men of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests, of the people.
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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
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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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I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
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I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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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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When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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