Quotation Explorer - 'Forerunner'

When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall. - Alexander Hamilton
Pride is the common forerunner of a fall. It was the devil's sin, and the devil's ruin; and has been, ever since, the devil's stratagem, who, like as expert wrestler, usually gives a man a lift before he gives a throw.
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