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Some reasonable term ought to ...

Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to learn the principles and imbibe the spirit of our government; and to admit of a probability at least, of their feeling a real interest in our affairs.

Alexander Hamilton 391 quotes

Let us recollect that peace or...

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.

Alexander Hamilton 391 quotes

A fondness for power is implan...

A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.

Alexander Hamilton 391 quotes

...great Ambition, unchecked b...

...great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant...

Alexander Hamilton 391 quotes

There may be in every governme...

There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are. Our prevailing passions are ambition and interest...

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Ambition without principle nev...

Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.

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It is a general principle of h...

It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness of the tenure by which he holds it...

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Men are rather reasoning than ...

Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.

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Take mankind as they are, and ...

Take mankind as they are, and what are they governed by? Their passions.

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The passions of a revolution a...

The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.

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Has it not. . . invariably bee...

Has it not. . . invariably been found that momentary passions, and immediate interests, have a more active and imperious control over human conduct than general or remote considerations of policy, utility and justice?

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The same state of the passions...

The same state of the passions which fits the multitude, who have not a sufficient stock of reason and knowledge to guide them, for opposition to tyranny and oppression, very naturally leads them to a contempt and disregard of all authority.

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Take mankind in general, they ...

Take mankind in general, they are vicious-their passions may be operated upon.

Alexander Hamilton 391 quotes

A fondness for power is implan...

A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. This maxim, drawn from the experience of all ages, makes it the height of folly to intrust any set of men with power which is not under every possible control; perpetual strides are made after more as long as there is any part withheld.

Alexander Hamilton 391 quotes

It is a general principle of h...

It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness of the tenure by which he holds it; will be less attached to what he holds by a momentary or uncertain title, than to what he enjoys by a durable or certain title; and, of course, will be willing to risk more for the sake of the one, than for the sake of the other.

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Men are rather reasoning than ...

Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. This is a truth well understood by our adversaries who have practised upon it with no small benefit to their cause. For at the very moment they are eulogizing the reason of men & professing to appeal only to that faculty, they are courting the strongest & most active passion of the human heart - VANITY!

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In all general questions which...

In all general questions which become the subjects of discussion, there are always some truths mixed with falsehoods. I confess, there is danger where men are capable of holding two offices. Take mankind in general, they are vicious, their passions may be operated upon. We have been taught to reprobate the danger of influence in the British government, without duly reflecting how far it was necessary to support a good government. We have taken up many ideas upon trust, and at last, pleased with our own opinions, establ

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I would die to preserve the la...

I would die to preserve the law upon a solid foundation; but take away liberty, and the foundation is destroyed.

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We are now forming a republica...

We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

Alexander Hamilton 391 quotes

Government is frequently and a...

Government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions-a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism-the last, of liberty.

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