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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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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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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Pennsylvania is a very tough state people dont last long in Pennsylvania politics. – Arlen Specter

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I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. Its really above and beyond American politics. – Benjamin Netanyahu

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As Ive gotten older, Ive gotten more liberal, and my father is increasingly conservative. Its so shocking to me because I always thought we had the same politics. The day I realized we voted for different presidents, I practically fell out of my chair. – Lauren Graham

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Its true that its within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although its not going to solve the problems. – Angela Davis

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It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal ones being clever. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck. – E. W. Howe

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I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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I cant believe that God plays dice with the universe. – Albert Einstein