An enlightened zeal for the energy and efficiency of government will be stigmatized, as the offspring of a temper fond of despotic power, and hostile to the principles of liberty.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONA national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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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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A strong body makes the mind strong, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind.
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The honor of a nation is its life.
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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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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.
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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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Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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Who talks most about freedom and equality? Is it not those who hold the bill of rights in one hand and a whip for affrighted slaves in the other?
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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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You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
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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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Happy 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!
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A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
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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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The masses are asses.
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