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

Alexander Hamilton

Read this letter at the National Archives website

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Topic

National debt

Author

Alexander Hamilton

Source

Letters of Alexander Hamilton

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1781 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Occupation

Founding Father Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. Letter to Robert Morris. 30 Apr. 1781.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "From Alexander Hamilton toRobert Morris, [30 April 1781]." Founders Online, National Archives, founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-1167.

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The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.

Alexander Hamilton

New-York Gazetteer

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Topic
Natural law

Author

Alexander Hamilton
Source
The Farmer Refuted New-York Gazetteer
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1775 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "The Farmer Refuted." New-York Gazetteer. New York: James Rivington, 23 Feb. 1775.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "The Farmer Refuted &c., [23 February] 1775." Founders Online, National Archives, founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0057.

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A republic, if you can keep it.

Benjamin Franklin

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Topic
Fragility of democracy American experiment

Author

Benjamin Franklin
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. Response to a question by Mrs. Powel. Constitutional Convention. 18 Sept. 1787, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. Quoted in "'A Republic if you can keep it': Elizabeth Willing Powwel, Benjamin Franklin, and the James McHenry Journal. Library of Congress. Posted 6 Jan. 2022, blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts.

Another quote of the following type Prophecies and predictions

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

Nikita Khrushchev

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Topic
Soviet Union Cold War
Speaker
Nikita Khrushchev
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions Threat
Language
Russian
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Khrushchev, Nikita. Quoted in "Foreign News: We Will Bury You!" Time Magazine, 26 Nov. 1956. Originally stated while addressing western ambassadors. Reception at the Polish embassy. 18 Nov. 1956, Moscow, Russia.