Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

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It is not safe to trust to the virtue of any people.
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It is not safe to trust to the virtue of any people.
You're an orphan / Of course / I'm an orphan / God, I wish there was a war / Then we could prove that we're worth more than anyone bargained for.
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You're an orphan / Of course / I'm an orphan / God, I wish there was a war / Then we could prove that we're worth more than anyone bargained for.
Hey, I have not been shy / I am just a guy in the public eye / Trying to do my best for our republic / I don't wanna fight / But I won't apologize / For doing what's right / I have the honor to be / Your obedient servant.
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Hey, I have not been shy / I am just a guy in the public eye / Trying to do my best for our republic / I don't wanna fight / But I won't apologize / For doing what's right / I have the honor to be / Your obedient servant.
Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought.
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Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself in acts of bravery and heroism.
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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself in acts of bravery and heroism.
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.
Common interest may always be reckoned upon as the surest bond of sympathy.
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Common interest may always be reckoned upon as the surest bond of sympathy.
I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man.
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I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man.
He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable thegovernment to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
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In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable thegovernment to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
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