“Who talks most about freedom and equality? Is it not those who hold the bill of rights in one hand and a whip for affrighted slaves in the other?”— Alexander Hamilton
“Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.”— Alexander Hamilton
“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 of things”— Alexander Hamilton
“When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.”— Alexander Hamilton
“It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and example, the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not, of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on accident and force.”— Alexander Hamilton
“An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.No. 75”— Alexander Hamilton
“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the Hand of Divinity itself, and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.”— Alexander Hamilton
“In the main it will be found that a power over a man’s support (salary) is a power over his will.”– Alexander Hamilton
“In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.”– Alexander Hamilton
“In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.”– Alexander Hamilton
“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.”– Alexander Hamilton
“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself and can never be erased.”– Alexander Hamilton
“When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.”– Alexander Hamilton
“Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.”– Alexander Hamilton
“Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.”– Alexander Hamilton
“The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.”– Alexander Hamilton
“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 of things.”– Alexander Hamilton