A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about people, mistake
Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
28 quotes by Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton - american Politician
Was born on 11 jan 1755.
Died on 12 jul 1804, at 49 years old.
Died on 12 jul 1804, at 49 years old.
Origin country: United States
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about nation
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.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about politics, change, reason, things
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about guvernement, contentment
I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about opinion, value
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about work, perfection, man
I think the first duty of society is justice.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about justice, duty, society
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.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about guvernement, difficulties, man, contentment
In the general course of human nature. A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about power, nature, human imperfections, man
In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about politics, progress, existence, nation, things
It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest...
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about advertising, reward, country
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about guvernement
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about people, man, things
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about people, body, age, olderness
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about attitude, good, good luck, real estate, nothing
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... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed...
AQuote by Alexander Hamilton about guvernement, judges, people, public, rightness, good, good luck
