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

Quote by Alexander Hamilton

Topics: Firmness Quotes

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...

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

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

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

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

He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

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.

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...

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

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

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

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...

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

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.

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...

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

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...

The government of the United States is not entitled to affirm as a universal proposition,...

The government of the United States is not entitled to affirm as a universal proposition,...

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.