Alexander Hamilton1757–1804The quotations of
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Father and statesman
1757–1804
17 quotes, most often on Government, Laws and Economics. Part of the Founding Fathers collection.
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
Letter to Robert Morris (30 April 1781)- The Federalist Papers (1787–1788), No. 15
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
- Federalist No. 70 (18 March 1788)
A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one!
Letter to the Daily Advertiser (21 February 1797)Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.
Remarks at the New York ratifying convention (1788), in Elliot’s Debates, vol. 2, p. 348- Elliot’s Debates, volume 2, p. 364. (28 July 1788)
- The Federalist Papers (1787–1788), No. 11
I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.
Letter to Robert Morris (13 August 1782)- The Federalist Papers (1787–1788), No. 15
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
The Federalist Papers (1787–1788), No. 16: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union- Speech in New York, urging ratification of the U.S. Constitution (21 June 1788)
- Report on Manufactures (1791)
No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid.
Federalist No. 78 (May 28, 1788)In context
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