Men of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests, of the people.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONA national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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The kindred blood which flows in the veins of American citizens, the mingled blood which they have shed in defense of their sacred rights, consecrate their Union, and excite horror at the idea of their becoming aliens, rivals, enemies.
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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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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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Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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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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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
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The honor of a nation is its life.
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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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To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.
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Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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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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Cold in my professions, warm in my friendships, I wish, my Dear Laurens, it might be in my power, by action rather than words, to convince you that I love you.
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