"Our great error is that we suppose mankind……" — Alexander Hamilton

"Our great error is that we suppose mankind to be more honest than they are."

— Alexander Hamilton

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352 Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton has 352 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to…
Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious…
A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.
...great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant...
There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error…
Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.
It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion…
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
Take mankind as they are, and what are they governed by? Their passions.
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
Has it not. . . invariably been found that momentary passions, and immediate interests, have a more active and imperious…
The same state of the passions which fits the multitude, who have not a sufficient stock of reason and knowledge…

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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great… — Isaac Asimov
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how… — Margaret Atwood
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. — Francis Bacon
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you… — Francis Bacon
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. — Lord Acton
Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our… — Bruce Barton
An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error… — Joko Beck
This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of… — Annie Besant
Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your… — Edward de Bono

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