"Alexander Hamilton" Quotes
The biography of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers, delves into his influential life and enduring legacy.
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Quotes
I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.
Those who love power have been found to be generally the most energetic and active in the use of it.
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
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.
I have a tender reliance on the mercy of the Almighty, through the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am a sinner. I look to Him for mercy; pray for me.
In the main, men will govern themselves much better than they have been governed.
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
Experience will teach us that no government costs so much as a bad one.
