"Experience is the oracle of truth; and where……" — Alexander Hamilton
"Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred."
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352 Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
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Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to…
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Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious…
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A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.
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...great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant...
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There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error…
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Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.
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It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion…
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Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
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Take mankind as they are, and what are they governed by? Their passions.
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The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
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Has it not. . . invariably been found that momentary passions, and immediate interests, have a more active and imperious…
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The same state of the passions which fits the multitude, who have not a sufficient stock of reason and knowledge…
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More Conclusive Quotes
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Atheism, I began to realize, rested on a less-than-satisfactory evidential basis. The arguments that had once seemed bold, decisive, and…
— Alister E. McGrath
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In point of fact, no conclusive disproof of a theory can ever be produced; for it is always possible to…
— Karl Popper
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With the greatest respect, we do not make the criminal law on the basis of opinion polls. A majority of…
— Kenneth Clarke
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Evidence is conclusive that your self-talk has a direct bearing on your performance.
— Zig Ziglar
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Science gains from it [the pendulum] more than one can expect. With its huge dimensions, the apparatus presents qualities that…
— Leon Foucault
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So, will his new gun laws - aimed primarily at law-abiding firearms owners - reduce the crime rate even further?…
— Allan Rock
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If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers, and that the…
— Alexander Hamilton
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I don’t think we have conclusive proof that humans are at the center of [global warming]
— Newt Gingrich
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Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of…
— Roger Bacon
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When we look at a painting, or hear a symphony, or read a book, and feel more Named, then, for…
— Madeleine L'Engle
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It was revealed to me many years ago with conclusive certainty that I was a fool and that I had…
— Unknown Author
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Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt.
— Roger Bacon
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