We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
ALEXANDER HAMILTONCold 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.
More Alexander Hamilton Quotes
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If the sword of oppression be permitted to lop off one limb without opposition, reiterated strokes will soon dismember the whole body.
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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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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
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Men of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests, of the people.
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An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.
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I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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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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The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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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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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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Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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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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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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Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable – even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government.
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