It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good…

Quote by Alexander Hamilton

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Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing

It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to...

It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to...

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary)...

In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary)...

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform...

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform...

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

" Ah, this is the constitution," he said. "Now, mark my words. So long as...

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without...

You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without...

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it,...

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it,...

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great...

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great...

Learn to think continentally.

Learn to think continentally.

In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of...

In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of...