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Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

Alexander Hamilton

The very aim and intention of the democratical part, or the house of commons, is to secure the rights of the people. It’s very being depends upon those rights. Its whole power is derived from them, and must be terminated by them.
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Democracy People Power Right Secure
I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Myself Responsibility
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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Career Friendship Myself
Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.
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Government Ideas Law Power Punishment Word
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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Angel Government Man Necessary
Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Authority Nature War
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.
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Control Difficult Government Man
Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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Deep Fall Justice Philosophy
The masses are asses.
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People Savage
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
We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
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Avoid Best Philosophy
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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Mistake Person
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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Blessing Money Nation
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
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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Mad Politics Religious Weapon
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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Blessing Money Perspective

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

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