A garden, you know, is a very usual refuge of a disappointed politician. Accordingly, I have purchased a few acres about nine miles from town, have built a house, and am cultivating a garden.

—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 under the presidency of George Washington. He also founded America's first political party, the Federalist Party,...

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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

—Alexander Hamilton

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I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man.

—Alexander Hamilton

When men exercise their reason coolly and freely on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions on some of them. When they are governed by a common passion, their opinions, if they are to be called, will be the same.

—Alexander Hamilton

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Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.

—Arthur C. Clarke

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.

—Whoopi Goldberg

There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.

—Simon Cameron

He has been called a mediocre man; but this is unwarranted flattery. He was a politician of monumental littleness.

—Richard M. Nixon

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