Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamiltonwas a Founding Father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the nation's financial system, the founder of the Federalist Party, the world's first voter-based political party, the founder of the United States Coast Guard, and the founder of The New York Post newspaper. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 January 1757
CountryUnited States of America
The Courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise will instead of judgement; the consequences would be the substitution of their pleasure for that of the legislative body.
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
The representatives of the people, in a popular assembly, seem sometimes to fancy that they are the people themselves, and betray strong symptoms of impatience and disgust at the least sign of opposition from any other quarter; as if the exercise of its rights, by either the executive or judiciary, were a breach of their privilege and an outrage to their dignity.
Opinion, whether well or ill-founded, is the governing principle of human affairs
Learn to think continentally.
Nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties.
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.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
I would die to preserve the law upon a solid foundation; but take away liberty, and the foundation is destroyed.
Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred.
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.
Common interest may always be reckoned upon as the surest bond of sympathy.
No man in his senses can hesitate in choosing to be free, rather than a slave.