In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONA national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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Best of wives and best of women.
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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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Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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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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Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
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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 passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable – even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government.
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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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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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Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
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