It is astonishing that so simple a truth should ever have had an adversary; and it is one … - Alexander Hamilton

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They say kids today don't know the value of a dollar. They certainly do know the value of a dollar. That's why they ask for five.

Alexander Hamilton

It is astonishing that so simple a truth should ever have had an adversary; and it is one among a multitude of proofs, how apt a spirit of ill-informed jealousy, or of too great abstraction and refinement is to lead men astray from the plainest paths of reason and conviction.

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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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