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Quotes by Alexander Hamilton in Government category:
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"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself." 4.0000 average rating  
"When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed to be the guardians of those interests, to withstand the temporary delusion, in order to give them time and opportunity for more cool and sedate reflection." 3.7500 average rating  
"The system ... is the best that the present views and circumstances of the country will permit." 5.0000 average rating  
"Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives." 5.0000 average rating  
 




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