Alexander Hamilton
  • In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will.

  • Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

  • In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.

  • In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.

  • I think the first duty of society is justice.