Still, I always kind of leaned toward Burr on the duel question.
It always kind of saddens me that there are people who claim interested in American political history but when they hear the name "Alexander Hamilton," the first thought that comes to mind is his soap-operatic duel. Hamilton was the greatest conservative this country ever produced.
Burr was a smuck. He never did anything for our new nation and was as dangerous a leader as we ever had. All big city political machines are the descendents of Burr's NYC's crooks. Daley and boys would proudly call Burr "brother".
Hamilton, on the other hand, was the greatest American of his generation other than Washington, who admired and advanced him at every opportunity.