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About Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton (1755—1804) was a Founding Father of the United States of America. He served as chief staff aide to General George Washington, leader of the Annapolis Convention, and the first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton wrote fifty-one of the eighty-five Federalist Papers, the most authoritative source for interpretation of the Constitution today. Hamilton died in a duel against Aaron Burr in 1804.

The Remedy for the Instability of Republican Government

By Alexander Hamilton|2019-11-07T10:47:33-06:00July 11th, 2016|Categories: Alexander Hamilton, American Founding, Constitution, Featured|

Editor's Note: Alexander Hamilton delivered the following speech in support of the Constitution to the New York Ratifying Convention on June 24, 1788. I am persuaded, Mr. Chairman, that I in my turn shall be indulged in addressing the committee. We all, in equal sincerity, profess to be anxious for the establishment of a republican [...]