“Hamilton’s besetting fear was that American democracy would be spoiled by demagogues who would mouth populist shibboleths to conceal their despotism.”
― Alexander Hamilton
― Alexander Hamilton
“Routine wears down vigilance.”
― Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
― Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
“If we must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible.”
― Alexander Hamilton
― Alexander Hamilton
“In fact, no immigrant in American history has ever made a larger contribution than Alexander Hamilton.”
― Alexander Hamilton
― Alexander Hamilton
“Nobody,” he said, “has put in a good day's fishing unless he leaves a couple of flies hanging on the bushes. You can't catch fish if you don't dare go where they are.” “Let”
― A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
― A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
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