the Foundation....
"As riches increase and accumulate in few hands, as luxury prevails in society, virtue will be in a greater degree considered as only a graceful appendage of wealth, and the tendency of things will be to depart from the republican standard. This is the real disposition of human nature."
--Alexander Hamilton, speech to the New York Ratifying Convention, June 1788
--Alexander Hamilton, speech to the New York Ratifying Convention, June 1788
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Comment by ☠Realize Lies☠ on May 2, 2009 at 12:07pm
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Lea, and I couldn't agree more with YOU!...although, "This is the real disposition of human nature."... kinda makes complete sense when you look around at the world we live in today ;)......I've decided to post random "Founding Father" quotes from different events and/or documents like the Federalist Papers and such.... either every day to every other day ... I'd like to hear anyone's input or opinions... and everything that I'll post is not because I'm in complete agreement or disagreement... perhaps just to spark intelligent opinions and/or discussions =)
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Comment by lea (gone) on May 2, 2009 at 11:52am
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"virtue will be in a greater degree considered as only a graceful appendage of wealth" gee, thanks a lot!
srsly, i couldnt disagree more. i see plenty of virtue in ppl who are no where near wealth.
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