Alexander Hamilton

A promise must never be broken.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

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

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable — even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government.

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.