Alexander Hamilton Quotes

American - Politician January 11, 1755 - July 12, 1804

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

Alexander Hamilton

Mistake Person Without Nervous Same

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Alexander Hamilton

Nature Rise Above Rise Enthusiasm

A promise must never be broken.

Alexander Hamilton

Broken Never Promise Must

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

Alexander Hamilton

Work Man Perfect Never See

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

Men Planning Dislike May

I think the first duty of society is justice.

Alexander Hamilton

Justice Think Society Duty

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 or obscured by mortal power.

Alexander Hamilton

Nature Power Human Nature Never

Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

Alexander Hamilton

Democracy Real Liberty Found

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

Alexander Hamilton

Government Desire Tyranny Just

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

Man Justice Government Will

Top 10
Alexander Hamilton
Quotes

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

Alexander Hamilton

Men Sword Moderation Observe

Learn to think continentally.

Alexander Hamilton

Education Think Learn

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

Great Men You Government

You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.

Alexander Hamilton

You Without Steal Consent

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Alexander Hamilton

You Strong Government Observe Must

Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

Alexander Hamilton

Man Power Will Over

The honor of a nation is its life.

Alexander Hamilton

Life Honor Nation

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

Nature Human Nature Never Human

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.

Alexander Hamilton

Love Time Safety Powerful

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

Alexander Hamilton

Good Nothing Real Anything Strut

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.

Alexander Hamilton

Hope Peace War Ambition

There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.

Alexander Hamilton

Men Patriotism Worth Country

To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.

Alexander Hamilton

People Rights Protection Citizen

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

Support Advertising Country Newspaper

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

Progress Nation Will Stage

Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.

Alexander Hamilton

Passion Men Animals Than

Loading...

Load more quotes

Related Authors

Benjamin Franklin

Hubert H. Humphrey

Hillary Clinton

Barry Goldwater

BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote Of The Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

BQ on Instagram

Apps

iPhone/iPad app

Quote Of The Day Feeds

Javascript and RSS feeds

WordPress plugin

Quote of the Day Email

About

Copyright © 2001 - 2019 BrainyQuote

Language: Español | Français

Please disable your ad blocker

OK