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Sense Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
- Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.
- A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete…
- The inhabitants of territories, often the theatre of war, are unavoidably subject to frequent infringements on their rights, which serve to weaken their sense of…
- The truth is, after all the declamations we have heard, that the Constitution is itself, in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A…
- I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only…
- It is an unquestionable truth, that the body of the people in every country desire sincerely its prosperity. But it is equally unquestionable that they…
- It is a just observation that the people commonly intend the Public Good. This often applies to their very errors. But their good sense would…
- There was a time when we were told . . . that a sense of common interest would preside over the conduct of the respective…
- There are some who maintain that trade will regulate itself, and it is not to be benefited by the encouragements or restraints of government. Such…
- The republican principle demands that the deliberate sense of the community should govern the conduct of those to whom they intrust the management of their…
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