All Alexander Hamilton Quotes
- The civil jury is a valuable safeguard to liberty. Civil
- Every power vested in a government is in its nature sovereign, and includes by force of the term a right to employ all the means… All
- Every individual of the community at large has an equal right to the protection of government. Community
- All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and the well-born; the other the mass of the people… All
- It may safely be received as an axiom in our political system, that the state governments will in all possible contingencies afford complete security against… Afford
- Man is either governed by his own laws - freedom - or the laws of another - slavery. Are you willing to become slaves? Will… Become Slaves
- The President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,… Afterwards
- The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. In this respect his authority would be nominally the same… Admiral
- In this distribution of powers the wisdom of our constitution is manifested. It is the province and duty of the Executive to preserve to the… Alone
- [W]ar is a question, under our constitution, not of Executive, but of Legislative cognizance. It belongs to Congress to say whether the Nation shall of… Banner
- The multitude . . . have not a sufficient stock of reason and knowledge to guide them. . . . It is not safe to… Any
- The vigour of government is essential to the security of liberty. . . . a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of… Ambition
- That this gentleman [President John Adams] ought not to be the object of the federal wish, is, with me, reduced to demonstration. His administration has… Adams
- What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws. Constitution
- The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption… Almost Invariably
- Self-preservation is the first principle of our nature. First Principle
- The system is the best that the present views and circumstances of the country will permit. Best
- When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom… Appointed
- A garden, you know, is a very usual refuge of a disappointed politician. Accordingly, I have purchased a few acres about nine miles from town,… Accordingly
- The [president] has no particle of spiritual jurisdiction. . . . Church
- The desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human conduct; ... the best security for the fidelity of mankind is to make… Best
- A treaty cannot be made which alters the Constitution of the country, or which infringes and express exceptions to the power of the Constitution. Alters
- A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. Adjusted
- Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. Antiwar
- It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. American Revolution