Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONWhy has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONThere 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)
ALEXANDER HAMILTONAn avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONLet 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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONCaution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONHappy 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!
ALEXANDER HAMILTONA 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 HAMILTONWhen avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONHard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONIn 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 HAMILTONThe best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONHere, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONI have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONI never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONTo all general purposes we have uniformly been one people each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONVigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON