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

Quote by Alexander Hamilton

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In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by...

In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by...

It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people...

It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people...

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...

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

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

A promise must never be broken

A promise must never be broken

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,...

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

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

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

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.

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

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

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in...

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in...

Learn to think continentally.

Learn to think continentally.

In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to...

In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to...

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...

A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by judges, as a fundamental law....

A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by judges, as a fundamental law....

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...

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

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

If circumstances should at any time oblige the government to form an army of any...

If circumstances should at any time oblige the government to form an army of any...

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical...

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...