I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThe constitution shall never be construed, to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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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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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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Happy will it be if our choice should be directed by a judicious estimate of our true interests, unperplexed and unbiased by considerations not connected with the public good.
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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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A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well-born, the other the mass of the people.
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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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When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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The rights of neutrality will only be respected, when they are defended by an adequate power. A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.
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The pains taken to preserve peace include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.
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Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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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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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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