96 result(s) for Alexander Hamilton Quotes.
"Think before you speak."
"You have no control who lives, who dies, who tells your story."
"Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many."
"Your constitution is all sail and no anchor."
"Those who stand for freedom could never start a revolution as long as they defended slavery."
"He really should let other people talk now and then, but the need to prove his own intelligence is irresistable."
"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."
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"To grant that there should be no control over the actions of the magistrate, would be inconsistent with the idea of a free government."
"A strong disposition toward monarchy will always be found to exist, whenever immediate dangers do not exist."
"Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred."
"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."
"The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right."
"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures."
"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."
"Towards feebleness in the Government, respect will not be entertained, because of the light estimation in which it will be held. Power, as a substantive, is wealth: in a government, it answers to the hand, which uses, to the muscle, which supports."
"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself."
"Society is the reunion of men signifying social virtues and related for interest."
"Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint."
"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."
"There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism."
"Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will."
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"People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work."
"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."
"In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will."
"Here, sir, the people govern."
"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."
"The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority."
"When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation."
"I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be."
"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed."
"This is a revolution, dammit! We're going to have to offend somebody!"
"You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent."
"Remember, if the blessings of this day do not serve to put you in mind of the divine being, they will prove a curse to you."
"When the constitution and the laws speak, the voice of liberty must be silent."
"It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government."
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"When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government."
"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
"The politician who loves every part of his country and believes not in every part of it has his own kind of patriotism, but the genuine patriot cares for the ends for which the country exists."
"A well-adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous."
"Those who discredit others oftentimes seek to elevate themselves."
"Liberty is always unfinished business."
"Those who stand up for others will in turn find themselves supported."
"Those who look for discord will always find a way to create it."
"It is not the time which should be considered, but the way in which it is spent."
"A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired."
"Never despair of the Commonwealth. It is best to love wisely, no doubt, but to love blindly is better than not to be able to love at all."
"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."
"I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man."
"A promise must never be made too soon, for it must be kept too long."
"Experience will teach us that those who are not honest will rarely be wise."
"In the general course of human nature, a power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will."
"Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly."
"People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know lies in this: when I have a subject in mind, I study it profoundly."
"The constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
"Take mankind in general, they are cruel, hard-hearted, insensible, and vindictive."
"The happiness of society is the end of government."
"Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint."
"Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion."
"If the end of the government is to be justified, the means ought to be adequate."
"If we must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible."
"Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals."
"A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one."
"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."
"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."
"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything."
"A promise must never be broken."
"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it."
"A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous."
"Learn to think continentally."
"If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything."
"There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism."
"Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing."
"Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty."
"Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government."
"The first duty of society is justice."
"Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments."
"It is not the beam of a stately head that ought to receive attention, but the entire edifice, or the ideas embraced."
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
"Men give me credit for some ingenuity. All the genius I know anything about is maturing in the work of other men."
"To take the country from the few who can’t take it from the many."
"A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing."
"It is the duty of the people to keep government honest."
"Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct."
"The Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land."
"A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government."
"The people of the United States are the ultimate rulers, and their will is the law of the land."
"The law is the public conscience."
"Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government."
"In a free government, public opinion is the only sure guardian of the people's rights."
"The people are the ultimate source of all political power."
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest."
"I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect being."
"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."
"A love of fame puts spurs to the mind."
"It's not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"
"No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear."
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