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Republic Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
- Were it not that it might require too long a discussion, it would not be difficult to demonstrate that a large and well-organized republic can…
- It is impossible to read the history of the petty republics of Greece and Italy without feeling sensations of horror and disgust at the distractions…
- 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…
- There are still to be found , or designing men, who stand ready to advocate the paradox of perpetual peace between the states, though dismembered…
- The history of ancient and modern republics had taught them that many of the evils which those republics suffered arose from the want of a…
- A republic of this kind, able to withstand an external force, may support itself without any internal corruptions. The form of this society prevents all…
- Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people,…
- Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.
- 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…
- What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws.
- The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption…
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- Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. — Aristotle
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- The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. — Ambrose Bierce
- I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe. — Ruben Blades
- For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God. — Lionel Blue
- This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic. — James Bovard
- For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a republic whose… — William Jennings Bryan
- I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for… — Smedley Butler
- The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was. — Thomas Carlyle
- Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and… — Amy Chua
- In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power. — Marcus Tullius Cicero