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

Alexander Hamilton

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Age Body Expectation Trust
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Act Brave Human Liberty Nature
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
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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Government Respect Right Strong Yourself
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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Force Government Law Liberty
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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Beginning Career End Greatness Liberty Man People
A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Country Danger Disagree Nation
Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Authority Nature War
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
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Limitation Man Passion Weapon
The honor of a nation is its life.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Life Nation
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Best Hope People
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.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Mad Politics Religious Weapon
Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Government Liberty Security
I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Learning Myself Opinion Value

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