Top Ten Best Alexander Hamilton Quotes
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, the founder of the nation's financial system, the founder of the Federalist Party, and the Father of the United States Coast Guard.The Top Ten
1 A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
2 I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
3 ..been observed..a pure democracy if..practicable would be..perfect government.Experience..proved..no position..more false..ancient democracies..which..people..deliberated never possessed 1 good feature..Their..character was tyranny;their figure deformity
4 I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man.The result of the deliberations of all collective bodies must necessarily be a compound,as well of the errors & prejudices, as of the good sense & wisdom,of the individuals of whom they are composed.
5 In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
6 Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity you must be respectable; even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
7 And it is long since I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
8 Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.
9 The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records.They are written,as with a sunbeam,in the whole volume of human nature,by the hand of the divinity itself;and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.
10 Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.
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