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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONReal liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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An enlightened zeal for the energy and efficiency of government will be stigmatized, as the offspring of a temper fond of despotic power, and hostile to the principles of liberty.
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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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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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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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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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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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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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Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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