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A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Alexander Hamilton

A strong body makes the mind strong, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Advice Body Independence Mindset Strong Weapon
Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Authority Nature War
There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words together to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair. (Alexander Hamilton, to Thomas Jefferson)
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Expression Fight Language Togetherness Word
In 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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Control Difficult Government Man
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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Believe Change Determination God Judgement People Right True Voice
The pains taken to preserve peace include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.
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Equality Pain Peace Preparation Responsibility War
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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Ambition Hope Option Ourselves Peace War
Happy will it be if our choice should be directed by a judicious estimate of our true interests, unperplexed and unbiased by considerations not connected with the public good.
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Choice Connection Goodness Happiness Public
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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Act Brave Fun Liberty Nature Rise
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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Government Justice Man Passion Reason
Best of wives and best of women.
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Best Wife Woman
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Mistake Person
An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
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Loyalty Man Rich
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Act Brave Human Liberty Nature
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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Best Hope People
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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Equality Mad Politics Religion Weapon

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