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Principles Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
- Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to learn the principles and imbibe…
- ...great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant...
- Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.
- It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness…
- It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness…
- 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…
- It is a singular capriciousness of the human mind, that after all the admonitions we have had from experience on this head, there should still…
- I propose . . . . The conformity of the proposed Constitution to the true principles of republican government.
- 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…
- While the constitution continues to be read, and its principles known, the states, must, by every rational man, be considered as essential component parts of…
- The local interest of a State ought in every case to give way to the interests of the Union. For when a sacrifice of one…
- I will venture to assert that no combination of designing men under heaven will be capable of making a government unpopular which is in its…
- The true principle of government is this - make the system compleat in its structure; give a perfect proportion and balance to its parts; and…
- There is no part of the administration of government that requires extensive information and a thorough knowledge of the principles of political economy, so much…
- The idea of governing at all times by the simple force of law (which we have been told is the only admissible principle of republican…
- 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 only constitutional exception to the power of making treaties is, that it shall not change the Constitution.… On natural principles, a treaty, which should…
- There is no position which depends on clearer principles than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the commission under which it is…
- The true principle of a republic is that the people should choose whom they please to govern them. Representation is imperfect, in proportion as the…
- The praise of a civilized world is justly due to Christianity;—war, by the influence of the humane principles of that religion, has been stripped of…
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- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle. — Marcus Aurelius
- I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. — Jane Austen
- While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward, since they… — Teresa of Avila
- A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too… — Sai Baba
- That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it,… — Charles Babbage
- The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles. — Michelle Bachelet
- Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established. — Honore de Balzac