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Alexander Hamilton

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Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.


— Alexander Hamilton


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You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.


— Alexander Hamilton


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I think the first duty of society is justice.


— Alexander Hamilton


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A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.


— Alexander Hamilton


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Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.


— Alexander Hamilton


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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


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In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.


— 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


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Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.


— Alexander Hamilton


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


— Alexander Hamilton


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About Alexander Hamilton

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Did you know about Alexander Hamilton?

Years later when told that Hamilton may have misled him at the duel the ever-laconic Burr replied "Contemptible if true. Even though Hamilton did not like Jefferson and disagreed with him on many issues he viewed Jefferson as the lesser of two evils. Jay was president and Hamilton was the first secretary and later became president.

He attended King's College (now Columbia University) in New York City. When in the same contest Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied for the presidency in the electoral college Hamilton helped defeat Burr whom he found unprincipled and elect Jefferson despite philosophical differences. However the Quasi-War although hard-fought at sea was never officially declared.

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