Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

American statesman

Lived from: 1757 - 1804

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 11 january 1757 Died: 12 july 1804

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
    ― Alexander Hamilton
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  • Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
    ― Alexander Hamilton
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  • We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
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  • When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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  • 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
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  • You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
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