Alexander Hamilton

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."

"The inquiry constantly occurs, have we further to go? Can we do better?"

"Let us prove ourselves Americans."

"I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man."

"Wherever there is an active mind, there is an appetite for knowledge."

"The unity of the nation and the efficacy of the system depend on the proper distribution of powers."

"Here is the key to success. If you want to be successful, ask yourself these questions."

"Those who read nothing at all are better off than those who read bad material."

"It is a truth which the experience of ages has attested that the people are always most in danger when the means of injuring their rights are in the possession of those of whom they entertain the least suspicion."

"The curse of every nation is its government."

"America, I once called the New World, should henceforth call itself the New Athens."

"It is impossible to make a man trustworthy by law."

"Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many."

"Constitutions should consist only of general principles."

"Power is a dangerous thing and should be carefully guarded."

"When authority is absolute, it makes errors absolute."

"Kindness is the manifestation of justice."

"The truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges."

"The judiciary must guard the Constitution against the encroachments of the executive and legislative branches."

"A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master."

"If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War."

"Facts are stubborn things."

"The true reason why men enter into society, is to guard their rights."

"The sacred fire of liberty is now committing to us."

"Federalism is a great experiment in human governance."

"Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals."

"The practice of extrajudicial killing is the most dangerous of all tyrannies."

"A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice with enthusiasm."

"The permanency of the constitution is the greatest security of liberty."

"The ultimate arbiter of disputes between nations is force."