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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONIn 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.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.
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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 passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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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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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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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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We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
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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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In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
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Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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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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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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An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
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Dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
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There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.
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