Alexander Hamilton
11 quotations
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
Power over a man's subsistence amounts to power over his will.
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.
We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
The system is the best that the present views and circumstances of the country will permit.
In the main it will be found that a power over a mans support [salary] is a power over his will.
I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man.
Your people, sir, is nothing but a great beast!