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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.

Alexander Hamilton

When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.
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Fall Leadership
I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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Myself Responsibility
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
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Mistake Person
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
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Goodness Passion Revolution
Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.
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Animal Man Reason
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
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Hate Man Planning
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.
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Ambition Appearance Danger Government People Right
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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Change Necessary Possible Reason
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
Best of wives and best of women.
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Best Wife Woman
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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Angel Government Man Necessary
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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Democracy Government Liberty Reality
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
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
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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Ambition Hope Peace War

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