Quote by Alexander Hamilton
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of

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

Other quotes by Alexander Hamilton

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

Category:
Nature
Read Quote

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. – Alexander Hamilton

Category:
Men
Read Quote

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. – Alexander Hamilton

Category:
Nature
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Government
category

Barack Obamas enemies are the people who make this country work. Barack Obamas enemies are those who succeed. Those are the people whose income he wants to redistribute. Those are the people whose income he wants to take, using the power and the force of the federal government to do it. – Rush Limbaugh

Category:
Government

Alls the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way. – Adam Carolla

Category:
Government

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. – Richard M. Nixon

Category:
Government

As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s, do I regret it? Not really. It was bound to happen. And itll happen with the next government, and the one after it. Because all governments serve us. They serve the filth. – Stephen Fry

Category:
Government

Random Quotes

Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends. – Bishop Robert South

Category:
Innocence

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does. – George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists, 1903

Category:
Arbor Day

Some Americans need hyphens in their names, because only part of them has come over; but when the whole man has come over, heart and thought and all, the hyphen drops of its own weight out of his name. – Woodrow Wilson

Category:
USA Patriotic

My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like a tourist, but travel as exploration. The second is reading literature on the subject. The third is reflection. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

Category:
Travel