Alexander Hamilton Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.”

“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.”

“I think the first duty of society is justice.”

“Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.”

“Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.”

“Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.”

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

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

“Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.”

“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.”