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Alexander Hamilton
1755 – 1804 • American • Politician
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Showing 36 quotesTo all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.— Alexander Hamilton
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates.— 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.— Alexander Hamilton
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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.— Alexander Hamilton