Object Quotes

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I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state; up and help us; lay… — Thomas Paine
To refer the power in question to the clause "to provide for the common defense and general welfare" would be contrary to the established and… — James Madison
The true test is, whether the object be of a local character, and local use; or, whether it be of general benefit to the states.… — Joseph Story
It is a well-known fact that in countries in which the national debt is properly funded, and an object of established confidence, it answers most… — Alexander Hamilton
The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source… — Alexander Hamilton
The defect of power in the existing confederacy, to regulate the commerce between its several members is in the number of those which have been… — James Madison
A good government implies two things: first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the… — James Madison
It is in vain to hope to guard against events too mighty for human foresight or precaution, and it would be idle to object to… — Alexander Hamilton
There is perhaps, nothing more likely to disturb the tranquillity of nations, than their being bound to mutual contributions for any common object that does… — Alexander Hamilton
It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object,… — Thomas Paine
The establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive which induced me to the Field - the object is attained - and it now… — George Washington
In civilized communities, property as well as personal rights are the essential object of the laws, which encourage industry by securing the enjoyment of its… — James Madison
Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object — Abraham Lincoln
Temperance is love surrendering itself wholly to Him who is its object; courage is love bearing all things gladly for the sake of Him who… — Saint Augustine
I invented the term 'Object-Oriented', and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind. — Alan Kay
Happiness comes most to persons who seek it least and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought, it is a… — John Burroughs
Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books. — Gaston Bachelard
As we got further and further away, it [the Earth] dimished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful… — James Irwin
Whatever may be the judgement pronounced on the competency of the architects of the Constitution, or whatever may be the destiny of the edifice prepared… — James Madison
One single object . . . [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation. — Thomas Jefferson

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