01UndatedThe 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 / quote ↗
02UndatedIn framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.Alexander Hamilton / quote ↗
03UndatedThere are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.Alexander Hamilton / quote ↗
04UndatedIt's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.Alexander Hamilton / quote ↗
05UndatedUnless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government.Alexander Hamilton / quote ↗
07UndatedWhy has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.Alexander Hamilton / quote ↗
08UndatedMen 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 / quote ↗
09UndatedWhen the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.Alexander Hamilton / quote ↗
10UndatedMen are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.Alexander Hamilton / quote ↗
