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 American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 1
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
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 American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
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 American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
Learn to think continentally. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
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 American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
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 American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
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 American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
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 American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
A promise must never be broken. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
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 American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0
Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives. Alexander Hamilton American Politician More Alexander Hamilton Quotes 0