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To: justshutupandtakeit
Hamilton was one of freedom's greatest friends.

Independence from England and freedom are two different things.

His entire adult life was devoted to winning independence for this Republic, securing its protection and creating a modern economy.

Nothing about freedom there.

Your insults show you know little about him. What a shock!

I referred to Hamilton, not to you. He is dead, he can't be insulted. I didn't insult you so please take your personal insults elsewhere. Please do not post to me if you can't keep it impersonal.

138 posted on 10/04/2004 12:46:03 PM PDT by Protagoras (When your circus has a big tent, you can fit a lot of clowns inside)
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To: Protagoras

Freedom is not something that can stand alone as the Founders knew when they wrote the constitution with its second amendment. Jefferson's hypocritic pronouncements could not have done it. Hamilton's creation of a strong government was crucial in protecting the freedom the nation had won from England. But for his program Britain might well have re-conquered us during the War of 1812 after a decade of Jeffersonianists undemining the American military.

Of course independence from that Empire was the FIRST crucial step to freedom. Your inability to understand that does not change its truth.

Nor is there any such thing as a modern economy without freedom. Hamilton's program was to create a FREE enterprise economy. Hence his lifelong opposition to slavery and his plan to create Black regiments in the Revolutionary army.

Insulting our Founders is something I would expect from you and attacking them does indeed make things very personal. There is nothing wrong with appropriate criticism but worn-out and easily refuted falsehoods have no place here.


144 posted on 10/04/2004 1:12:40 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (My father is 10X the hero John Fraud Kerry is.)
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