Quote by Alexander Hamilton
Man — a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. - Alexand

Man — a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. – Alexander Hamilton

Other quotes by Alexander Hamilton

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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Politics
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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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Government
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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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The small percentage of dogs that bite people is monumental proof that the dog is the most benign, forgiving creature on earth. – W.R. Koehler, The Koehler Method of Dog Training

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Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment. – R. Buckminster Fuller

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I viewed my fellow man not as a fallen angel, but as a risen ape. – Desmond Morris, The Naked Ape

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I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated His ability. – Oscar Wilde

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We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die. – Albert Camus

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But then I go through long periods where I dont listen to things, usually when Im working. In between the records and in between the writing I suck up books and music and movies and anything I can find. – Bruce Springsteen

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All war represents a failure of diplomacy. – Tony Benn

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This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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