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To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients,… — Alexander Hamilton
Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. — Benjamin Franklin
The truth is that the general genius of a government is all that can be substantially relied upon for permanent effects. Particular provisions, though not… — Alexander Hamilton
It is by far the safer course to lay [considerations of the future] altogether aside; and to confine our attention wholly to the nature and… — Alexander Hamilton
I considered mores to be one of the great general causes responsible for the maintenance of a democratic republic . . . the term "mores"… — Alexis de Tocqueville
If mankind were to resolve to agree in no institution of government, until every part of it had been adjusted to the most exact standard… — Alexander Hamilton
It has also been a great solace to me, to believe that you are engaged in vindicating to posterity the course we have pursued for… — Thomas Jefferson
In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by whatever name they… — Joseph Story
Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. Nations, like individuals, first perceive, and then abstract. They… — Thomas B. Macaulay
A full-dressed ecclesiastic is a sort of go-cart of divinity; an ethical automaton. A clerical prig is, in general, a very dangerous as well as… — William Hazlitt
As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the one and only wise man,… — Desiderius Erasmus
In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict… — Alexis de Tocqueville
The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even, be it said, to the shame of philosophical delights, the… — Charles Baudelaire
We seldom stop to think how many people's lives are entwined with our own. It is a form of selfishness to imagine that every individual… — Ivy Baker Priest
I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days. — Ike Barinholtz
As a general comment on baseball:"90% of the game is half mental." — Yogi Berra
[T]he Constitution ought to be the standard of construction for the laws, and that wherever there is an evident opposition, the laws ought to give… — Alexander Hamilton
It may not be improper, however, to remark two consequences, evidently flowing from an extension of the federal power to every subject falling within the… — James Madison
THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or quantity of power… — James Madison
The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations of our confederated… — Thomas Jefferson
[T]hough individual oppression may now and then proceed fro the courts of justice, the general liberty of the people can never be endangered from that… — Alexander Hamilton
I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace. — Abraham Lincoln
Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without… — Jerome K. Jerome
We all have known good critics, who have stamped out poet's hopes; Good statesmen, who pulled ruin on the state; Good patriots, who, for a… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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