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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.

Alexander Hamilton

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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Act Brave Human Liberty Nature
Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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Goodness Word
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. But this is a thing more ardently to be wished than seriously to be expected.
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Choice Connection Direction Goodness Happiness Serious True
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
Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.
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Fear Hate Nation
The rights of neutrality will only be respected, when they are defended by an adequate power. A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.
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Power Respect Right Weakness
The government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions – a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism- the last, of liberty.
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Force Government Law Liberty
An enlightened zeal for the energy and efficiency of government will be stigmatized, as the offspring of a temper fond of despotic power, and hostile to the principles of liberty.
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Government Liberty Power Principle
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates.
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Danger Liberty Love Powerful Safety Time
A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
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Country Danger Disagree Nation
To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.
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Citizenship Enjoyment Oneself Protection Purpose Right
Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred.
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Experience Philosophy Truth
There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.
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Man Mistake Nation Patriot Season Worth
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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Blessing Money Perspective
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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Advice Body Independence Mindset Strong Weapon
Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.
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Oppression Power

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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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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