When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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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There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.
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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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Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
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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.
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Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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I always feel how necessary you are to me. But when you are absent, I become still more sensible of it and look around in vain for that satisfaction which you alone can bestow.
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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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I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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Best of wives and best of women.
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The masses are asses.
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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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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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