Quotes by : Alexander Hamilton

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates....

We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.

It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard against the oppression of its rulers but to....

Power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious....

The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are....

Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.....

When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.

I think the first duty of society is justice.