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.
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I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
I think the first duty of society is justice.
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.
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.
In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will.
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.
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

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