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Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.

Alexander Hamilton

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
Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
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Necessary Philosophy
A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
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Powerful Victory
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
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 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
Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
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Authority Nature War
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Goodness Passion Revolution
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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Limitation Man Passion Weapon
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
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Affection Care Yourself
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
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
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 Fun Liberty Nature Rise
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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Enjoyment People Protection Purpose
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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Democracy Government Liberty Reality
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

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