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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.

Alexander Hamilton

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Age Body Expectation Trust
The very aim and intention of the democratical part, or the house of commons, is to secure the rights of the people. It’s very being depends upon those rights. Its whole power is derived from them, and must be terminated by them.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Democracy People Power Right Secure
Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Act Government People
Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Government Liberty Security
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Mistake Person
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Democracy Government Liberty Reality
The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Art Reading
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Government Justice Man Passion Reason
The government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions – a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism- the last, of liberty.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Force Government Law Liberty
I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Learning Myself Opinion Value
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Government Justice Man Passion Reason
If 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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Enemy Government Responsible
A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Country Danger Disagree Nation
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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Control Different Force
We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Avoid Best Philosophy
If the sword of oppression be permitted to lop off one limb without opposition, reiterated strokes will soon dismember the whole body.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Body Oppression

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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