Admiration Quote by Alexander Hamilton

Commerce has set the mark of selfishness, the signet of its all-enslaving power, upon a shining ore, and called it gold: before whose image…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Commerce is the equalizer of the wealth of nations.

— William E. Gladstone

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but that of gain

— Thomas Jefferson

In democracies, nothing is more great or more brilliant than commerce: it attracts the attention of the public, and fills the imagination of the…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The spirit of commerce... renders every man willing to live on his own property...& prevents the growth of luxury.

— Baron de Montesquieu

Commerce is entitled to a complete and efficient protection in all its legal rights, but the moment it presumes to control a country, or…

— James F. Cooper

The spirit of commerce is frugality, economy, moderation, labor, ponderance, tranquillity, order, and rule. So long as this spirit subsides, the riches it produces…

— Baron de Montesquieu

“Commerce does not have to be a ruthless, brutal enterprise that damages people’s lives. It can be a source of happiness, healing, and hope.”

— Brian de Haaff

Industry, technology, and commerce can thrive only as long as an idealistic national community offers the necessary preconditions. And these do not lie in…

— Adolf Hitler

The commerce of the world is conducted by the strong, and usually it operates against the weak.

— Henry Ward Beecher

We are determined that our nation shall cease to be a burden on other countries but shall contribute positively to world prosperity, while observing…

— Shigeru Yoshida

The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive…

— Alexander Hamilton