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This account makes me wonder, if dueling was still legal today, would term limits need to be discussed? Something to ponder.

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I have always Aaron Burr to be everything negative that Alexander Hamilton said he was. To challenge a person to a deadly duel because of something that person may have said, is immoral and criminal, in my opinion.

Thank you Tara.

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Jul 11, 2023·edited Jul 11, 2023

Hamilton was correct about Burr. Burr showed later how despicable he was. He was a tried and true Tyrant.

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Hamilton’s contempt was prophetic. But Burr was thought well enough of to earn nearly as many electoral votes as Jefferson. I wonder how much influence he had on the enactment of the 12th Amendment. Which must have irked Mr. Burr, since his Burr Conspiracy. Unbridled ambition seems to have become common among politicians, in my opinion.

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Ron Chernow's excellent biography of Hamilton goes into a great deal of detail about the Burr-Hamilton riff. And while Burr's ascerbic personality was suspect, he nonetheless did serve with distinction during the American Revolution. Hamilton, for all his brilliance, was sometimes his own worst enemy in writing or speaking when he would have been much better served listening.

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This event is well known, but not so much the whole story. To read the details of this infamous duel is shocking. Hard to believe that a duel was an acceptable way to settle disagreements. It puts a different slant on both men. I wonder if Burr regretted taking Hamilton’s life.

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What more can be said.....but that it was a sad day. The mind set of Hamilton is shown to be one of avoiding even injuring Burr....

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I highly recommend Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton. It contains this story with a little more detail about the acrimony between the two. Hamilton had a history of not holding his tongue in check. It cost him a position with George Washington during the war.

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I had never read the full account of what took place. Thank you.

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Thomas Fleming's "Duel" sheds considerable doubt into the notion that Hamilton deliberately missed Burr...and instead suggests Hamilton outsmarted Burr by laying out his preferred account of the events, thereby preserving his legacy in advance. Thus, Hamilton really won while Burr was tagged as the scoundrel.

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Sad that duels were the norm 200 years ago. It may be on the return. Thanks for the lesson Tara.

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🎃 & Chris Christie could settle their differences this way ! 👏🏻

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Sad part of history. Hamilton was an important complete and early patriot. Don’t know about Burr but he should not have fired directly at Hamilton. A loss for the cause and his family.

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Thank you Tara for sharing this wonderful gem.

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Thank you Tara 😊 So I'm wondering did Pride take a big roll in this duel? 🤔 Pride soars before the Fall!

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