[Vendome]

Mark:
Nice article....

[lepton]

Hamilton was a brilliant man, and we owe him much.

He also had some inclinations which were decidedly tyrannical.

[PIF]

I, sometimes in the course of my work, find him lying on the ground ... also some of his other relatives - Ben especially is exciting.

[LongWayHome]

Jefferson & Madison, who despised Hamilton, were in awe of his intellect.

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Recessional of the Sons of the American Revolution:

“Until we meet again, let us remember our obligations to our
forefathers who gave us our Constitution, the Bill of Rights,
an independent Supreme Court and a nation of free men.”

Dr. Benjamin Franklin, when asked if we had a republic or a monarchy, replied "A Republic, if you can keep it."
Can we???

[Psalm 73]

About 15 years ago the New York Historical Society (museum) had a Hamilton special (narrated by historian Richard Brookhiser) that was everything Hamilton. And most excellent.
Everyone who attended even got a mock NY Post newspaper highlighting Hamilton.
Had a great time (and learned a lot).

[Vaquero]

Proponent of a large centralized federal government. That’s going well.

And a lousy shot.

[Hostage]

I’ve been to Nevis. It’s beautiful, gorgeous beyond description. It is very peaceful now with an educated sharp minded and wise African descended Mayor. The black kids there are studious and well-behaved.

Contrast that with neighboring St. Kitts island, less than a half mile away across the water where crime, drunkenness and bad behavior are on display. The difference could not be starker.

Nevis is a tax haven and is populated by billionaires walking anonymously on the beach unshaven and wearing cutoff jeans.

The people on Nevis understand very well their legacy and that of Alexander Hamilton. His history is displayed at city hall and in shops, practically everywhere.

Hamilton came to America from Nevis as a result of a devasting hurricane (global warming?) that ripped up the island. He wrote about the hurricane and its aftermath for a journal circulated among well to do English traders. It was this article that landed him a scholarship in the colonies. He was a gifted writer, born with a great mind.

For all that have the opportunity, visit Nevis, avoid St. Kitts, you will love it and probably want to live there.

[wita]

Despite his remarkable achievements, I’ve found that many Article V COS opponents unjustly vilify the man who, while impoverishing himself and family through government service, enriched his nation. The often unhinged hostility of these people and others are only surpassed by contemporary Trump Derangement Syndrome.

You COS proponents just can’t keep it civil can you? I have been an opponent of Article V long before COS existed and Alexander Hamilton has nothing to do with it. The general naivete of COS is what is so astounding about the movement. The don’t worry be happy view of what they think will be the result of a Constitutional Convention is nothing short of... Naive

One word Kavenaugh, should dispel any such idea, and before that, there was an abundance of reasons not to open the Constitution to liberal meddling in a world of Liberal Meddling. Everyone thinks they know the end result of a Convention. I don’t believe anyone has a clue what the media Circus will actually produce.

[FLT-bird]

Hamilton largely got his way......to the detriment of us all. He wanted centralized power, a crony capitalist system in which government would be in bed with business giving them handouts and special favors rather then just regulating the market, and he favored an executive with almost royal powers.

We would have been far better off had we gone in a more Jeffersonian direction with decentralized power, a stricter interpretation of the General Welfare clause and strict limits on the government’s ability to borrow money.

[Sam Gamgee]

But wasn’t Jefferson in the end correct. Big government lead to unmanageable debt and the welfare state we have today. And creating a central bank lead to a cabal of corrupt bankers cheating Main Street.