All Alexander Hamilton Quotes
- No man in his senses can hesitate in choosing to be free, rather than a slave. Choosing
- Hence, in a state of nature, no man had any moral power to deprive another of his life, limbs, property, or liberty; nor the least… Any
- No person that has enjoyed the sweets of liberty can be insensible of its infinite value, or can reflect on its reverse without horror and… Detestation
- The only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the laws to which he has… Case
- That Americans are entitled to freedom is incontestable on every rational principle. All men have one common original: they participate in one common nature, and… All
- Were not the disadvantages of slavery too obvious to stand in need of it, I might enumerate and describe the tedious train of calamities inseparable… Action
- Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign… Administration
- It equally proves, that though individual oppression may now and then proceed from the courts of justice, the general liberty of the people can never… Agree
- The idea of restraining the legislative authority, in the means of providing for the national defense, is one of those refinements which owe their origin… Ardent
- The citizens of America have too much discernment to be argued into anarchy. And I am much mistaken, if experience has not wrought a deep… America
- Were it not that it might require too long a discussion, it would not be difficult to demonstrate that a large and well-organized republic can… Anarchy
- Give me the steady, uniform, unshaken security of constitutional freedom. Give me the right to be tried by a jury of my own neighbors, and… Away Liberty
- The first duty of society is justice. Duty
- In testimony of their Respect For The Patriot of incorruptible Integrity, The Soldier of approved Valour The Statesman of consummate Wisdom; Whose Talents and Virtues… Admired
- I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give… Any
- A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete… Accomplishment
- Our great error is that we suppose mankind to be more honest than they are. Error
- We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided. Acceptance
- The institution of delegated power implies that there is a portion of virtue and honor among mankind which may be a reasonable foundation of confidence. Among
- The laws of certain states . . . give an ownership in the service of Negroes as personal property . . . . But being… Acquiring
- Experience teaches, that men are often so much governed by what they are accustomed to see and practice, that the simplest and most obvious improvements… Accustomed
- It is impossible to read the history of the petty republics of Greece and Italy without feeling sensations of horror and disgust at the distractions… Agitated
- Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation. Court
- That experience is the parent of wisdom is an adage the truth of which is recognized by the wisest as well as the simplest of… Adage
- The history of human conduct does not warrant that exalted opinion of human virtue which would make it wise in a nation to commit interests… Circumstanced