By Daniel Coenn
First Edition
Copyright © 2014 by Daniel Coenn
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Alexander Hamilton: His Words
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“Learn to think continentally.”
“I think the first duty of society is justice.”
“I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect men.”
“Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.”
“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.”
“Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.”
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.”
“A garden, you know, is a very usual refuge of a disappointed politician. Accordingly, I have purchased a few acres about nine miles from town, have built a house, and am cultivating a garden.”
“A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.”
“A promise must never be broken.”
“A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.”
“All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born, the other the mass of the people.... The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct, permanent share in the government. They will check the unsteadiness of the second, and as they cannot receive any advantage by a change, they therefore will ever maintain good government.”
“And it is long since I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.”
“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.”
Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Texte: Daniel Coenn
Bildmaterialien: Daniel Coenn
Lektorat: Blago Kirof
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 20.05.2014
ISBN: 978-3-7368-1315-1
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