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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
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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
Alexander Hamilton
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
Alexander Hamilton
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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
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Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.
Alexander Hamilton
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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
Alexander Hamilton
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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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Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
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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.
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I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
Alexander Hamilton
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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
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It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.
Alexander Hamilton
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