Alexander Hamilton was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. The founding fathers were a group of men who unified the thirteen colonies to gain independence from The Great Britain. Thus Alexander Hamilton was also instrumental in framing the American Constitution.
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Alexander Hamilton dreamed of a central government with a valiant president and a functional military defense. He also emphasized the importance of commerce in economy.
- “If we must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible.”-Alexander Hamilton
2. “For 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.”-Alexander Hamilton
3. “It is the Press which has corrupted our political morals – and it is to the Press we must look for the means of our political regeneration.”-Alexander Hamilton
4. “Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.”-Alexander Hamilton
5. “I think the first duty of society is justice.”-Alexander Hamilton
6. “The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion.”-Alexander Hamilton
7. “I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.”-Alexander Hamilton
8. “It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood;”-Alexander Hamilton
9. “Nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties.”-Alexander Hamilton
10. “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
11. “All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are the rich and well-born, the other the mass of the people”-Alexander Hamilton
12. “The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.”-Alexander Hamilton
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Hamilton started practicing law and founded the Bank of New York. He led the movement to trade out the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution of the United States.
- “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.”-Alexander Hamilton
2. “To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.”-Alexander Hamilton
3. “However weak our country maybe, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties.”-Alexander Hamilton
4. “Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.”-Alexander Hamilton
5. “Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.”-Alexander Hamilton
6. “The inquiry constantly is what will please, not what will benefit the people. In such a government there can be nothing but temporary expedient, fickleness, and folly”-Alexander Hamilton
7. “It’s not tyranny we desire; it’s a just, limited, federal government.”-Alexander Hamilton
8. “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
9. “Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.”-Alexander Hamilton
10. “Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.”-Alexander Hamilton
11. “The constitution shall never be construed… to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.”-Alexander Hamilton
12. “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.”-Alexander Hamilton
13. “The loss of liberty to a generous mind is worse than death.”-Alexander Hamilton
14. “Great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant.”-Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton was orphaned as he was not born within wedlock, which was obligatory in society at 18th century. He was thus raised by a businessman and served in the American Revolutionary War. He also assisted General George Washington.
- “My name is Alexander Hamilton. There’s a million things I haven’t done. Just you wait.”-Alexander Hamilton
2. “Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.”-Alexander Hamilton
3. “People Sometimes Attribute My Success To My Genius; All The Genius I Know Anything About Is Hard Work.”-Alexander Hamilton
4. “I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.”-Alexander Hamilton
5. “The art of reading is to skip judiciously.”-Alexander Hamilton
6. “Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.”-Alexander Hamilton
7. “Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.”-Alexander Hamilton
8. “One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.”-Alexander Hamilton
9. “A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.”-Alexander Hamilton
10. “Power over a man’s subsistence is power over his will.”-Alexander Hamilton
11. “Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.”-Alexander Hamilton
12. “We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.”-Alexander Hamilton
13. “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”-Alexander Hamilton
14. “Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred.”-Alexander Hamilton
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He wanted to establish his nation as one of liberty and economic prosperity. He made many economic reforms which allowed to fund the national debt. He prevented the American involvement in French affairs which lead to good trade relations with Britain. Thus, he had some interesting ideas about nations and solidarity.
- “Our countrymen have all the folly of the ass and all the passiveness of the sheep.”-Alexander Hamilton
2. “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.”-Alexander Hamilton
3. “Americans rouse – be unanimous, be virtuous, be firm, exert your courage, trust in Heaven, and nobly defy the enemies both of God and man!”-Alexander Hamilton
4. “A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.”-Alexander Hamilton
5. “The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.”-Alexander Hamilton
6. “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
7. “A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.”-Alexander Hamilton
8. “Who talks most about freedom and equality? Is it not those who hold the bill of rights in one hand and a whip for affrighted slaves in the other?”-Alexander Hamilton