We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided. – Alexander Hamilton
It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority. – Alexander Hamilton
Little more can reasonably be aimed at, with respect to the people at large, than to have them properly armed and equipped. – Alexander Hamilton
In the main it will be found that a power over a mans support (salary) is a power over his will. – Alexander Hamilton
Power over a mans subsistence is power over his will. – Alexander Hamilton
In the general course of human nature, A power over a mans subsistence amounts to a power over his will. – Alexander Hamilton
Its not tyranny we desire its a just, limited, federal government. – Alexander Hamilton
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man. – Alexander Hamilton
I think the first duty of society is justice. – Alexander Hamilton
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
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. – Alexander Hamilton
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. – Alexander Hamilton
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
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
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. – Alexander Hamilton
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
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. – Alexander Hamilton
Real firmness is good for anything strut is good for nothing. – Alexander Hamilton
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
Learn to think continentally. – Alexander Hamilton
