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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONMen are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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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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Happy it is when the interest which the government has in the preservation of its own power, coincides with a proper distribution of the public burthens, and tends to guard the least wealthy part of the community from oppression!
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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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The honor of a nation is its life.
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All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well-born, the other the mass of the people.
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Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.
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The masses are asses.
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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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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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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
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When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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