Alexander Hamilton:
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good?

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For a moment, nothing happened.Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
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Arthur hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realised there was a contradiction there and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
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Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
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He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.
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He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
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He inched his way up the corridor as if he would rather be yarding his way down it.
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He shifted his weight from foot to foot, but it was equally uncomfortable on each.
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His study was a total mess, like the results of an explosion in a public library.
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.
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I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.
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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.
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