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.
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.
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The government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions – a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism- the last, of liberty.
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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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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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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 passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.
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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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A dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people, than under the forbidding appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of Government.
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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?
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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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The masses are asses.
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