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<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/alexander-hamilton" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Alexander Hamilton"  src="//izquotes.com/images/alexander-hamilton-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/alexander-hamilton/a-national-debt-if-it-is-not-excessive-will-be-to-us-a-national-blessing-78350" class="qlink">A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/alexander-hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a></div><div class="refbox">Source/Notes: <br /> Letter to Robert Morris (1781-04-30)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/alexander-hamilton/a-national-debt-if-it-is-not-excessive-will-be-to-us-a-national-blessing-78350',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Falexander-hamilton%2Fa-national-debt-if-it-is-not-excessive-will-be-to-us-a-national-blessing-78350&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=A+national+debt%2C+if+it+is+not+excessive%2C+will+be+to+us+a+national+blessing.+%28Alexander+Hamilton%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Falexander-hamilton%2Fa-national-debt-if-it-is-not-excessive-will-be-to-us-a-national-blessing-78350',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/alexander-hamilton/a-national-debt-if-it-is-not-excessive-will-be-to-us-a-national-blessing-78350" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
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<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/alexander-hamilton" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Alexander Hamilton"  src="//izquotes.com/images/alexander-hamilton-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/alexander-hamilton/constitutions-should-consist-only-of-general-provisions-the-reason-is-that-they-must-necessarily-78353" class="qlink">Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/alexander-hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a></div><div class="refbox">Source/Notes: <br /> Elliot's Debates, volume 2, p. 364. (1788-07-28)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/alexander-hamilton/constitutions-should-consist-only-of-general-provisions-the-reason-is-that-they-must-necessarily-78353',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Falexander-hamilton%2Fconstitutions-should-consist-only-of-general-provisions-the-reason-is-that-they-must-necessarily-78353&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=Constitutions+should+consist+only+of+general+provisions%3B+the+reason+is+that+they+must...+%28Alexander+Hamilton%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Falexander-hamilton%2Fconstitutions-should-consist-only-of-general-provisions-the-reason-is-that-they-must-necessarily-78353',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/alexander-hamilton/constitutions-should-consist-only-of-general-provisions-the-reason-is-that-they-must-necessarily-78353" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
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