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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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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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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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

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Men should think twice before making widow hood womans only path to power. – Gloria Steinem

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A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, Can he name a kitten? – Samuel Butler

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Mans greatness lies in his power of thought. – Blaise Pascal

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Im not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every words meaning, or multiple meanings. – Anne Stevenson

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