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Quote by Alexander Hamilton
In the general course of human nature, A power over a mans subsist

In the general course of human nature, A power over a mans subsistence amounts to a power over his will. – Alexander Hamilton

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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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In the main it will be found that a power over a mans support (salary) is a power over his will. – Alexander Hamilton

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A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with. – Tennessee Williams

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A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature often does not have. – Wallace Stevens

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