Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

"Those who stand for nothing fall for everything."
— Alexander Hamilton
"Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought."
— Alexander Hamilton
"Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many."
— Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 ...