I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONMen are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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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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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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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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The honor of a nation is its life.
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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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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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The pains taken to preserve peace include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.
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Men of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests, of the people.
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The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.
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Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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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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An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
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I always feel how necessary you are to me. But when you are absent, I become still more sensible of it and look around in vain for that satisfaction which you alone can bestow.
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