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Quote by Alexander Hamilton
In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making

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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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

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

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Like Indiana Jones, I dont like snakes – though that might lead some to ask why Im in politics. – Theresa May

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The enemy is not just terrorism. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamist terrorism, by Bin Ladin and others who draw on a long tradition of extreme intolerance within a minority strain of Islam that does not distinguish politics from religion, and distorts both. – John Cornyn

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After much prayerful consideration, I feel that I must say I have climbed my last political mountain. – George C. Wallace

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Politics have no relation to morals. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction. – Charles Spurgeon

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