The obscurity is more often in the passions and prejudices of the reasoner than in the subject. - Alexander Hamilton

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Brotherhood doesn't come in a package. It is not a commodity to be taken down from the shelf with one hand - it is an accomplishment of soul-searching, prayer and perseverance.

Alexander Hamilton

The obscurity is more often in the passions and prejudices of the reasoner than in the subject.

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You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.

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If duties are too high, they lessen the consumption; the collection is eluded; and the product to the treasury is not so great as when they are confined within proper and moderate bounds. This forms a complete barrier against any material oppression of the citizens by taxes of this class, and is itself a natural limitation of the power of imposing them.

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A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.

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What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws.

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The true principle of a republic is that the people should choose whom they please to govern them. Representation is imperfect, in proportion as the current of popular favor is checked. The great source of free government, popular election, should be perfectly pure, and the most unbounded liberty allowed.

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