There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONIn the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
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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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Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.
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I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
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A tolerable expertness in military movements is a business that requires time and practice. It is not a day, or even a week, that will suffice for the attainment of it.
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Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
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Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics the greatest number have begun their career, by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing Demagogues, and ending Tyrants.
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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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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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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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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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Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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