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First Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
- Government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions-a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism-the last,…
- The first duty of society is justice.
- Would there not be the greatest reason to apprehend, that error in the first sentence would be the parent of error in the second sentence?…
- If it were to be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would…
- Passive commerce . . . should thus . . . [compel us] to content ourselves with the first price of our commodities, and to see…
- The instrument by which it [government] must act are either the AUTHORITY of the laws or FORCE. If the first be destroyed, the last must…
- But might not his [the president's] nomination be overruled? I grant it might, yet this could only be to make place for another nomination by…
- It is one thing to be subordinate to the laws, and another [for the Executive] to be dependent on the legislative body. The first comports…
- The Christian Constitutional Society, its object is first: The support of the Christian religion. Second: The support of the United States.
- Perhaps myself the first, at some expense of popularity, to unfold the true character of Jefferson, it is too late for me to become his…
- 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…
- 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…
- Self-preservation is the first principle of our nature.
- 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…
- I think the first duty of society is justice.
- 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...…
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