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Quote by Alexander Hamilton
It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expens

It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority. – 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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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. – Alexander Hamilton

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The President has paid dear for his White House. It has commonly cost him all his peace, and the best of his manly attributes. To preserve for a short time so conspicuous an appearance before the world, he is content to eat dust before the real masters who stand erect behind the throne. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Anyone that wants the presidency so much that hell spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office. – David Broder

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