Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
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In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
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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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Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
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A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as well as the meaning of ...
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The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. ...
alexander hamilton
I think the first duty of society is justice
alexander hamilton
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.
alexander hamilton
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing
