"Take mankind as they are, and what are……" — Alexander Hamilton

"Take mankind as they are, and what are they governed by? Their passions."

— Alexander Hamilton

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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…
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.
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…
Take mankind in general, they are vicious-their passions may be operated upon.

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More Governed Quotes

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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason. — Samuel Adams
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The human race is governed by its imagination. — Napoleon Bonaparte
In any society that is governed by the rule of law, some form of morality is always imposed. It's inescapable. — Kirk Cameron
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. — Dale Carnegie
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort
The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a… — B R Ambedkar
Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off… — Stephen Ambrose
Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants. — Benjamin Franklin
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. — Alexander Hamilton
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. This is a… — Alexander Hamilton

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