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Type: Politician Quotes Category: American Politician Quotes Date of Birth: January 11, 1755 Date of Death: July 12, 1804 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Alexander Hamilton Related Authors: Benjamin Franklin Adlai E. Stevenson Donald Rumsfeld Jon Porter Tim Bishop Bill Frist John C. White Al From |
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
Alexander Hamilton A promise must never be broken. Alexander Hamilton A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. Alexander Hamilton 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 Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. Alexander Hamilton Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives. Alexander Hamilton I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value. Alexander Hamilton I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man. Alexander Hamilton I think the first duty of society is justice. Alexander Hamilton 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 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 In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will. Alexander Hamilton In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will. Alexander Hamilton In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources. Alexander Hamilton It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic. Alexander Hamilton It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. Alexander Hamilton Learn to think continentally. Alexander Hamilton Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. Alexander Hamilton 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. Alexander Hamilton Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty. Alexander Hamilton Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will. Alexander Hamilton Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. Alexander Hamilton 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 The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right. Alexander Hamilton There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Alexander Hamilton Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. Alexander Hamilton When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. Alexander Hamilton 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 You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent. Alexander Hamilton |
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