"Its objects are CONTRACTS with foreign nations which……" — Alexander Hamilton
"Its objects are CONTRACTS with foreign nations which have the force of law, but derive it from the obligations of good faith."
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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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Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of…
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Managers are responsible for setting workplace policies under which teachers can succeed. Managers are responsible for negotiating contracts that create…
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If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and...…
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Shoot, there's a committee to tell you everything at a record label. You definitely have to know who you are…
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A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract…
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We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we…
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When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording…
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The Conservative Party is not honouring the commitment to Lords reform and, as a result, part of our contract has…
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