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

Quote by Alexander Hamilton

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Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

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...

I think the first duty of society is justice

I think the first duty of society is justice

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...

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

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

I think the first duty of society is justice.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

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,...

Learn to think continentally.

Learn to think continentally.

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

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...

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 we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe...

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe...

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them,...

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them,...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...