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To: arrogantsob
I am not the origin of the incest thing.

No. That would be, in all likelihood, Alexander Hamilton.

Any balanced view of Hamilton would be “hagiographic” in your mind.

The terms "balanced" and "hagiography" are one in the same to you. I say that because you literally attempted to excuse away Hamilton's salacious extramarital affair in which he literally BRIBED the husband to be able to sleep with his wife (you know, in most places that's known by another name in addition to adultery) by blaming it on a giant conspiracy by his political enemies. That's not just glossing over the warts, arrogant. That's borderline idolatry of the guy.

One need not tear down Hamilton to know that he was a very flawed though also highly capable man. Yet you seem incapable of conceding even the most obvious of those flaws, though you see nothing but the same in Jefferson.

760 posted on 08/20/2010 9:07:05 PM PDT by conimbricenses (Red means run son, numbers add up to nothing.)
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To: conimbricenses

There is no evidence of Hamilton charging Burr with incest nor that it was the reason for the challenge. Burr would not specify what his complaint was even after being asked. He intended to kill Hamilton no matter what. This was not allowed within the code duello.


770 posted on 09/09/2010 9:07:13 AM PDT by arrogantsob
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To: conimbricenses

I have never denied any of H’s flaws.

Even claiming a conspiracy does not excuse H allowing it to succeed.


776 posted on 09/09/2010 9:23:00 AM PDT by arrogantsob
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