To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.

Alexander Hamilton

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

Age Body Expectation Trust
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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Citizenship Peace People
Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.
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Change Necessary Possible Reason
I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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Myself Responsibility
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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Enough Evil Imperfection Promise Seen Weakness
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
A tolerable expertness in military movements is a business that requires time and practice. It is not a day, or even a week, that will suffice for the attainment of it.
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Business Practice Time Tolerance
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Goodness Passion Revolution
Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics the greatest number have begun their career, by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing Demagogues, and ending Tyrants.
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Beginning Career End Greatness Liberty Man People
The honor of a nation is its life.
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Life Nation
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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Ambition Appearance Danger Government People Right
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
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Human Man Nature Power Willing
Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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Necessary Philosophy
Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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Act Government People
Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
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Government Liberty Security
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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Citizenship Enemy Excitement Right
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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Danger Power Safety
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
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Affection Care Yourself
Best of wives and best of women.
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Best Wife Woman
Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Authority Nature War
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
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
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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Limitation Man Passion Weapon
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
A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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Powerful Victory
Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
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Deep Fall Justice Philosophy
The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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Art Reading

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