Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state.
Alexander HamiltonThe natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.
Alexander HamiltonYou should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
Alexander HamiltonLaws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.
Alexander HamiltonThe circumstances that endanger the safety of nations are infinite, and for this reason no constitutional shackles can wisely be imposed on the power to which the care of it is committed.
Alexander HamiltonThe only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the laws to which he has given his consent, either in person or by his representative; in the latter, he is governed by the will of another. In the one case, his life and property are his own; in the other, they depend upon the pleasure of his master. It is easy to discern which of these two states is preferable.
Alexander Hamilton