Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

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

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

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...

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

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

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

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

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

The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to...

The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to...

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...

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

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

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 promise must never be broken

A promise must never be broken

A promise must never be broken.

A promise must never be broken.

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.

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

Learn to think continentally.

Learn to think continentally.

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

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

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 think the first duty of society is justice

I think the first duty of society is justice

Missing you is my hobby, caring for you is my job, making you happy is...

Missing you is my hobby, caring for you is my job, making you happy is...

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to...

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to...

The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society...

The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society...