I think the first duty of society is justice

Quote by Alexander Hamilton

Topics: Duty Quotes, Society Quotes

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...

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

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

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.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

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

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

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...

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and,...

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and,...

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

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

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...

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

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...

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or...

The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or...

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...

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...

A promise must never be broken

A promise must never be broken

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

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

Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be...

Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be...

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,...