Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.
Alexander Hamilton

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
Alexander Hamilton

A promise must never be broken.
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

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.
Alexander Hamilton

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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

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