Have we not already seen enough of the fallacy and extravagance of those idle theories which have amused us with promises of an exemption from the imperfections, weaknesses and evils incident to society in every shape?
ALEXANDER HAMILTONIf the sword of oppression be permitted to lop off one limb without opposition, reiterated strokes will soon dismember the whole body.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
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In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
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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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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 voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.
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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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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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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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Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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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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When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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Best of wives and best of women.
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We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
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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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