Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONIf 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.
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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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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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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You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
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Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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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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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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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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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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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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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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Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
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