In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.

Quote by Alexander Hamilton

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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.

A promise must never be broken

A promise must never be broken

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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)...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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

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

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

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

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.