Quote by Alexander Hamilton
In the main it will be found that a power over a mans support (sal

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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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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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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The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us. – Theodor Adorno

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I am concerned about how to reverse the process by which a fundamentalist right and a corporate elite were able to seize power in the United States. – Todd Gitlin

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I was now resolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system. – Oskar Schindler

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Thoughts have power thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking. – Susan Taylor

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What we call human nature in actuality is human habit. – Jewel Kilcher, Pieces of You

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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. – George Bernard Shaw

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There is just as much horse sense as ever, but the horses have most of it. – Author Unknown

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Open your presents at Christmastime but be thankful year round for the gifts you receive. – Terri Guillemets

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