Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONI have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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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 constitution shall never be construed, to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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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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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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Dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
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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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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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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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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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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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Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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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.
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Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred.
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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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