When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONHappy it is when the interest which the government has in the preservation of its own power, coincides with a proper distribution of the public burthens, and tends to guard the least wealthy part of the community from oppression!
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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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 pains taken to preserve peace include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.
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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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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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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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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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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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The 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.
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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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Have we not already seen enough of the fallacy and extravagance of those idle theories which have amused us with promises of an exemption from the imperfections, weaknesses and evils incident to society in every shape?
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Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
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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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For 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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