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Possible Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
- A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. This maxim, drawn from the experience of…
- This power ought to be coextensive with all the possible combinations of such circumstances; and ought to be under the direction of the same councils…
- [A] power equal to every possible contingency must exist somewhere in the government . . .
- As the duties of superintending the national defense and of securing the public peace against foreign or domestic violence involve a provision for casualties and…
- Hitherto my observations have only aimed at a vindication of the provision in question, on the ground of theoretic propriety . . . . But…
- Good constitutions are formed upon a comparison of the liberty of the individual with the strength of government: If the tone of either be too…
- This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against…
- Effective resistance to usurpers is possible only provided the citizens understand their rights and are disposed to defend them.
- It may safely be received as an axiom in our political system, that the state governments will in all possible contingencies afford complete security against…
- Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change…
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