To: justshutupandtakeit
Hamilton was a truly great man. He really was a great American. An American attacking the memory of Hamilton is like an Indian attacking Gandhi. The dead can't argue back, but they still affect our lives. The echoes of great people's deeds reverberate throughout the ages.
The measure of greatness of an individual is how much they influence the world for the good. No-one is perfect, but certain individuals are indeed higher than others on the righteousness scale.
Hamilton is up there in the stratosphere with the greatest Americans to have ever lived.
75 posted on
10/02/2004 10:44:45 PM PDT by
Bandaneira
(The Third Temple/House for All Nations/World Peace Centre...Coming Soon...)
To: Bandaneira
Yes and his reputation (that thing he valued most) has been continuously besmirched for 200 yrs by the Jefferson-loving Leftists who have dominated Universities throughout the land. Any one who believes him not 100% patriot is a fool with an agenda in almost every case.
Hamilton was the pivot around which political life in America turned from 1785 to 1800. His influence during that period was only paralleled by Washington who was actually implementing the Hamilton program during his administration.
He is one of history's most amazing men and NO ONE every came from less auspicious circumstances. Well except Jesus.
104 posted on
10/03/2004 7:25:52 PM PDT by
justshutupandtakeit
(My father is 10X the hero John Fraud Kerry is.)
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