More From Alexander Hamilton
- "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."
- "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."
- "Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint."
More In Politics
- "Reasonable, even intelligent people can, and frequently do, disagree on how best to achieve peace in the Middle East, but, peace must be the goal of our foreign policy tools, whether they be by the stick or by the carrot."― Nick Rahall
- "My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics."― Jack Kemp
- "Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course."― Eliot Spitzer