Alexander Hamilton Quotes
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
Hamilton, Alexander. "From Alexander Hamilton to James A. Bayard, 16–21 April 1802." The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, edited by Harold C. Syrett, vol. 25, Columbia University Press, 1977, p. 605.
We know now that a number of animals other than humans both reason AND have feeings. Octopus, elephant, crows are just 3 species other than the monkeys and apes. In 1913, this was not realized.
Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. As the first secretary of the treasury, Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of George Washington's administration. He took the lead in the federal government's funding of the states' debts, as well as establishing the nation's first two de facto central banks, the Bank of North America and the First Bank of the United States, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Britain. His vision included a strong central government led by a vigorous executive branch, a strong commercial economy, government-controlled banks, support for manufacturing, and a strong military.
