"The proposed Constitution, so far from implying an……" — Alexander Hamilton
"The proposed Constitution, so far from implying an abolition of the State governments, makes them constituent parts of the national sovereignty, by allowing them a direct representation in the Senate, and leaves in their possession certain exclusive and very important portions of sovereign power. This fully corresponds, in every rational import of the terms, with the idea of a federal government."
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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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I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the…
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Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of…
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Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery.
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Of course, some will say the goal [of abolition] is a utopian dream of human perfection. We needn't worry. There…
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For centuries the Bible's emphasis on compassion and love for our neighbor has inspired institutional and governmental expressions of benevolent…
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My views and feelings (are) in favor of the abolition of war-and I hope it is practicable, by improving the…
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In this sense, the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property.…
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I wish from my soul that the legislature of this State could see the policy of a gradual Abolition of…
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The abolition of domestic slavery is the great object of desire in those colonies, where it was unhappily introduced in…
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All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the…
— Oliver Ellsworth
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There is no justification for the common claim that Christianity was responsible for the abolition of slavery. The Negro slave…
— Margaret E. Knight
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For every social wrong there must be a remedy. But the remedy can be nothing less than the abolition of…
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