We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided. – Alexander Hamilton
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
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
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty. – Alexander Hamilton