The honor of a nation is its life.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThe art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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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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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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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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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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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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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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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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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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Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates.
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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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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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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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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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