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It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
Written by 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.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Learn to think continentally.
Written by 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.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
I think the first duty of society is justice.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
A promise must never be broken.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources.
Written by 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.
Written by 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.
Written by 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.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Unless 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.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
The honor of a nation is its life.
Written by 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 or obscured by mortal power.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.
Written by Alexander Hamilton
There 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.
Written by Alexander Hamilton

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