Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
Interpretation
People frequently resist ideas not because of their merit, but due to their lack of involvement or dislike for the originator.
This quote by Alexander Hamilton suggests that opposition to certain ideas or proposals often stems from personal biases rather than their actual value. It highlights how individuals may reject concepts simply because they feel excluded from the decision-making process or harbor negative feelings toward those who proposed them, illustrating the importance of inclusivity in discussions and planning.
In practice
In a meeting where new policies are introduced, one might quote Hamilton to highlight resistance from those feeling excluded.
When men, engaged in unjustifiable pursuits, are aware that obstructions may come from a quarter which bare apprehension of opposition from doing what they would with eagerness rush into if no such external impediments were to be feared.
The tendency of a national bank is to increase public and private credit. The former gives power to the state, for the protection of its rights and interests: and the latter facilitates and extends the operations of commerce among individuals. Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state.
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.
The Achaeans soon experienced, as often happens, that a victorious and powerful ally is but another name for a master.
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge right or make good decision.
The true principle of a republic is that the people should choose whom they please to govern them. Representation is imperfect, in proportion as the current of popular favor is checked. The great source of free government, popular election, should be perfectly pure, and the most unbounded liberty allowed.
I wanted all things to seem to make some sense, So we could all be happy, yes, instead of tense. And I made up lies, so they all fit nice, and I made this sad world a paradise
I was becoming post-ideological.
Mystical additions and subtractions always come out the way you want.
There is a stream, a succession of states, or waves, or fields (or whatever you please to call them), of knowledge, of feeling, of desire, of deliberation, etc., that constantly pass and repass, and that constitute our inner life.
It's so disappointing, to put it mildly, that people know so much about my life. Because it means that they're always trying to look at my books in terms of my life.
I'm trying to get Americans to see that we're all pretty much the same. I believe it; I was taught God doesn't have a color. I want to better the planet a little bit.
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