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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.

Alexander Hamilton

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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Advice Body Independence Mindset Strong Weapon
Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Experience Philosophy Truth
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Divine Hands Human Right Writing
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Limitation Man Passion Weapon
The pains taken to preserve peace include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Equality Pain Peace Preparation Responsibility War
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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Ambition Appearance Danger Government People Right
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
I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Learning Myself Opinion Value
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 HAMILTON

Government Justice Man Passion Reason
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Human Man Nature Power Willing
Caution and investigation are a necessary armor against error and imposition.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Necessary Philosophy
Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Deep Fall Justice Philosophy
I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Expectation Imperfection Man Myself Perfection
In 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 HAMILTON

Control Difficult Government Man
When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Fall Leadership
I always feel how necessary you are to me. But when you are absent, I become still more sensible of it and look around in vain for that satisfaction which you alone can bestow.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Alone Feeling Myself Necessary Satisfaction

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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