In the essays, he artfully explained and defended the newly drafted Constitution prior to its approval. Embrace all my darling Children for me.”Įliza, who lived for 50 years after the death of her husband, would dedicate her life to preserving his legacy.ĭOWNLOAD BIOGRAPHY'S ALEXANDER HAMILTON FACT CARD
With my last idea I shall cherish the sweet hope of meeting you in a better world. In a letter to his wife dated J(just days before his fateful duel with Aaron Burr), Hamilton wrote, “Fly to the bosom of your God and be comforted. Hamilton's affair with Reynolds is considered one of the first sex scandals in the country’s history. On December 14, 1780, Hamilton married Elizabeth "Eliza" Schuyler, the daughter of Revolutionary War general Philip Schuyler.īy all accounts, they enjoyed a strong relationship throughout their marriage and would have eight children together, despite the revelation that Hamilton had once conducted an extramarital affair with a married woman, Maria Reynolds. He wrote Washington's critical letters and composed numerous reports on the strategic reform and restructuring of the Continental Army. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.” “Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society.” “Constitutions should consist only of general provisions: the reason is, that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.” “I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man.”įor the next five years, Hamilton put his writing skills to work. “A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” “And it is long since I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value.” “A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” “The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.” “I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.” “Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.” “Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.” “Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.” “When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.” “In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword.
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