Quotes of Alexander Hamilton

“ When men exercise their reason coolly and freely on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions on some of them. When they are governed by a common passion, their opinions, if they are to be called, will be the same. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Opinions

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

- Alexander Hamilton

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Perfection

“ A garden, you know, is a very usual refuge of a disappointed politician. Accordingly, I have purchased a few acres about nine miles from town, have built a house, and am cultivating a garden. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Politicians

“ However weak our country may be, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Freedom

“ Man – a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Humanity

“ 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

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Advertiser

“ Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Administration

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

- Alexander Hamilton

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Benefit

“ Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Beast

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

- Alexander Hamilton

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Brace

“ The changes in the human condition are uncertain and frequent. Many, on whom fortune has bestowed her favours, may trace their family to a more unprosperous station; and many who are now in obscurity, may look back upon the affluence and exalted rank of their ancestors. ”

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Bestow

“ 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. ”

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Blade

“ Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have is this. When I have a subject in mind. I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervaded with it… the effort which I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius… ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Credit

“ 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

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Comprehensive

“ In many cases, it will connect itself with preexisting factions and will enlist all the animosities, the partialities, the influence and the interest in one side or the other. And in such cases, it will always be dangerous that the decision will be regulated more by a comparison of strength of the parties, rather than the demonstration of innocence or guilt. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Clique

“ Learn to think continentally. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Classify

“ 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. ”

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Calculate

“ Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. ”

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Carnal

“ 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. ”

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Constitution

“ There is one transcendant advantage belonging to the province of the State governments... — I mean the ordinary administration of criminal and civil justice. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Constitution

“ 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. ”

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Control

“ Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. ”

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Command

“ Such a wife as I want… must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a little learning will do, well-bread, chaste, and tender. As to religion, a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in God and hate a saint. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Chaste

“ 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

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Constant

“ In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Capitalism

“ Every man ought to be supposed a knave, and to have no other end, in all his actions, but private interest. By this interest we must govern him, and by means of it, make him cooperate to public good, notwithstanding his unsatiable avarice and ambition. ”

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Cooperate

“ The same state of the passions which fits the multitude, who have not sufficient stock of reason and knowledge to guide them, for opposition to tyranny and oppression, very naturally leads them to a contempt and disregard of all authority. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Contempt

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

- Alexander Hamilton

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Conceit

“ Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation. ”

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Court

“ Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint. ”

- Alexander Hamilton

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Constraint

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“ When men exercise their reason coolly and freely on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions on some of them. When they are governed by a common passion, their opinions, if they are to be called, will be the same. ”

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

“ A garden, you know, is a very usual refuge of a disappointed politician. Accordingly, I have purchased a few acres about nine miles from town, have built a house, and am cultivating a garden. ”

“ However weak our country may be, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties. ”

“ Man – a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. ”

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

“ Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. ”

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

“ The changes in the human condition are uncertain and frequent. Many, on whom fortune has bestowed her favours, may trace their family to a more unprosperous station; and many who are now in obscurity, may look back upon the affluence and exalted rank of their ancestors. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have is this. When I have a subject in mind. I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervaded with it… the effort which I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius… ”

“ 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. ”

“ Learn to think continentally. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. ”

“ 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 one transcendant advantage belonging to the province of the State governments... — I mean the ordinary administration of criminal and civil justice. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. ”

“ Such a wife as I want… must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a little learning will do, well-bread, chaste, and tender. As to religion, a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in God and hate a saint. ”

“ 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. ”

“ In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will. ”

“ Every man ought to be supposed a knave, and to have no other end, in all his actions, but private interest. By this interest we must govern him, and by means of it, make him cooperate to public good, notwithstanding his unsatiable avarice and ambition. ”

“ The same state of the passions which fits the multitude, who have not sufficient stock of reason and knowledge to guide them, for opposition to tyranny and oppression, very naturally leads them to a contempt and disregard of all authority. ”

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

“ Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation. ”

“ Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint. ”