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To: Captain Kirk
was not interested in spereading democracy (a concept that he despised) througho force of arms

There is a difference between spreading "democracy" and spreading representaive government.

And Hamilton, as commander of the US Armed Forces during the Quasi-War, did suggest seizing both the Louisiana Territory and Mexico by force - implying that he saw Mexico as potentially being absorbed into the US or being organized as an ally along the lines of the USA.

5 posted on 04/15/2008 12:52:05 PM PDT by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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To: wideawake

+1


6 posted on 04/15/2008 12:54:39 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: wideawake

Hamilton was an old fashioned imperialist (e.g. wanted the U.S. to conquer territory like other “great nations”) but that has nothing to do with the Modern Wilsonian, and neo-con, concept of spreading democracy. The primary motivation for Hamilton was old fashioned power politics not bringing “’representative government” to the world.


18 posted on 04/15/2008 8:44:52 PM PDT by Captain Kirk
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