❝ “The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.” 2418 Alexander Hamilton
❝ “Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants.” 2418 Alexander Hamilton
❝ “The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.” 2418 Alexander Hamilton
❝ “To those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.” 2418 JFK
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” 2418 JFK
❝ “And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” 2418 JFK
“Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.” 2418 Alexander Hamilton
