All Alexander Hamilton Quotes
- Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it… All
- A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one. American Revolution
- Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many. All
- Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing. Every Thing
- The inquiry constantly is what will please, not what will benefit the people. In such a government there can be nothing but temporary expedient, fickleness,… Benefit
- Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to… Alarm
- To judge from the history of mankind, we shall be compelled to conclude, that the fiery and destructive passions of war, reign in the human… Beneficent
- It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so… Avail
- For my part, I sincerely esteem the Constitution, a system which without the finger of God, never could have been suggested and agreed upon by… Agreed
- In a free government, the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. It consists in the one case in… Case
- Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments. Democracy
- Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must… Foreigners
- The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Danger
- The honor of a nation is its life. Honor
- The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in… Among
- Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint. All
- Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to… Ardent
- In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government… Administered
- Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. Anything Strut
- I think the first duty of society is justice. Duty
- If circumstances should at any time oblige the government to form an army of any magnitude, that army can never be formidable to the liberties… All
- The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government...… Annually
- It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide… Been
- Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will. Man
- He who stands for nothing will fall for anything. Bravery