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

Quote by Alexander Hamilton

Topics: Firmness Quotes

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

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

Learn to think continentally.

Learn to think continentally.

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.

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 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...

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

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

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

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....

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

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

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

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

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...

A promise must never be broken.

A promise must never be broken.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the...

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...