Political Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
All Political quotes Alexander Hamilton’s page
Across 22 passages, Hamilton’s drive for a robust central government and fiscal stability comes alive. The quotes illustrate his strategic mind and the foundational ideas that still echo in today’s political discourse.
![“[In the event of war, Americans would] resort for repose and security to institutions which have a tendency to destroy their civil and political rights. To be more safe they, at length, become willing to run the risk of being less free.” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/598/alexander-hamilton-619_cybersecurity_in-the-event-of-war-americans-would-reso_857031.jpg)
![“[T]he present Constitution is the standard to which we are to cling. Under its banners, bona fide must we combat our political foes - rejecting all changes but through the channel itself provides for amendments.” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b25/alexander-hamilton-619_amendments_t-he-present-constitution-is-the-standar_2665074.jpg)
![“[W]ar is a question, under our constitution, not of Executive, but of Legislative cognizance. It belongs to Congress to say whether the Nation shall of choice dismiss the olive branch and unfurl the banners of War.” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd8/alexander-hamilton-619_banner_w-ar-is-a-question-under-our-constitutio_33383.jpg)
![“It is one thing to be subordinate to the laws, and another [for the Executive] to be dependent on the legislative body. The first comports with, the last violates, the fundamental principles of good government; and, whatever may be the forms of the Constitution, unites all power in the same hands.” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/be4/alexander-hamilton-619_body_it-is-one-thing-to-be-subordinate-to-the_129196.jpg)
