Alexander Hamilton
Born: 01-01-1757
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, known for his influential role in shaping the nation’s financial system. Born in the West Indies, he became a key aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton established the national bank and advocated for a strong central government. His writings, particularly "The Federalist Papers," continue to impact American political thought.
Book summaries for books written by Alexander Hamilton
Quotes
Justice is the end of government.
The best security for the fidelity of mankind is to make their interest coincide with their duty.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
The rights of individuals, or of the minority, are not to be sacrificed to the good of the community.
Liberty is to faction what air is to fire.
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.
The vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.
The latent causes of faction are sown in the nature of man.
The rights of neutrality will only be respected when they are defended by an adequate power.
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed, and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling its effects.
A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government.