Alexander Hamilton Quotes

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.

Alexander Hamilton

I think the first duty of society is justice

Alexander Hamilton

I think the first duty of society is justice

Alexander Hamilton

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Alexander Hamilton

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

Alexander Hamilton

I think the first duty of society is justice.

Alexander Hamilton

We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided

Alexander Hamilton

Those who do not industrialize become hewers of wood and haulers of water.

Alexander Hamilton

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. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.

Alexander Hamilton

Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervaded with it. 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.

Alexander Hamilton

I think the first duty of society is justice

Alexander Hamilton

I think the first duty of society is justice.

Alexander Hamilton

We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided

Alexander Hamilton

The President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors, removed from office; and would afterwards be liable to prosecution and punishment in the ordinary course of law. The person of the King of Great Britain is sacred and inviolable: There is no constitutional tribunal to which he is amenable, no punishment to which he can be subjected without involving the crisis of a national revolution.

Alexander Hamilton
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