When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONWhen the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONWhy has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONMen 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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONSafety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThe kindred blood which flows in the veins of American citizens, the mingled blood which they have shed in defense of their sacred rights, consecrate their Union, and excite horror at the idea of their becoming aliens, rivals, enemies.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONAll communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well-born, the other the mass of the people.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONA well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThe art of reading is to skip judiciously.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThe honor of a nation is its life.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThere is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThere is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONWhy has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONMen are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONI have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONOf 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 HAMILTONNature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON