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Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury.
~ Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union
The portrait of Hamilton currently used for Federal Reserve notes was introduced in the 1928 series $10 note. This portrait is based on a John Trumbull painting displayed in New York City Hall.
~ U.S. Currency Education Program
Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.
A promise must never be broken.
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one.
I think the first duty of society is justice.
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
The honor of a nation is its life.
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