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After being Washington's aide for four years and becoming the hero of Yorktown, Hamilton was viewed with a great deal of suspicion… — Ron Chernow Association Copy Share Image
“Noah Webster contended that Hamilton’s “ambition, pride, and overbearing temper” had destined him “to be the evil genius of this country.” — Ron Chernow Evil genius Copy Share Image
“Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.… — Ron Chernow Journalism Copy Share Image
“Tens of thousands of onlookers gaped in amazement as the shattered British troops marched out of Yorktown and, to the tune of… — Ron Chernow Old english Copy Share Image
Hamilton was extremely combative. Not only was he combative, but he also overreacted to anything he perceived as a threat or a… — Ron Chernow Anything Copy Share Image
What I find very interesting about the mutual funds managers is that here are people who are the new masters of the… — Ron Chernow Billions Copy Share Image
“Their strategy was to make clients feel accepted into a private club, as if a Morgan account were a membership card to… — Ron Chernow Clients Feel Copy Share Image
“The president was running out of room to maneuver as the country backed away from further federal interference in the South. The… — Ron Chernow Reconstruction Copy Share Image
“When Grant read this, he was outraged at the shocking suggestion that he had subverted justice. He handed the letter to Bristow… — Ron Chernow Justice Copy Share Image
“This was a powerful argument for Washington, who had gone to Philadelphia feeling that the war would be incomplete without a new… — Ron Chernow Politics Copy Share Image
I think those who invest in mutual funds want someone else to do the thinking for them. But the fact that they… — Ron Chernow Customer Copy Share Image
“Out of the blue, a veteran named Charles Wood, manager of a brush factory in upstate New York, sent Grant a $500… — Ron Chernow Management Copy Share Image
“In February 1878, Grant braved rain, wind, and snow to become the first American president to visit Jerusalem. He met with a… — Ron Chernow American president Copy Share Image
“Greeley campaigned from the back of a train, delivering scores of speeches and previewing the whistle-stop style that later marked presidential campaigns.… — Ron Chernow Communication Copy Share Image
“The feckless President Buchanan, who opposed secession, thought the federal government powerless to stop it, and in his last annual message blamed… — Ron Chernow Federal government Copy Share Image
“A rump group of rebel soldiers formed a colony west of Vera Cruz called Carlota, which soon burgeoned into a community of… — Ron Chernow Confederate Copy Share Image
“Historians have been quick to pounce on the blind spots in Grant’s report. Less noticed is that he almost immediately recanted what… — Ron Chernow Abraham lincoln Copy Share Image
“On June 20, at Johnson’s behest, Attorney General James Speed ordered the U.S. attorney in Norfolk to abandon Lee’s prosecution. On the… — Ron Chernow Attorney general Copy Share Image
“[Philip's death was] beyond comparison the most afflicting of my life… He was truly a fine youth. But why should I repine?… — Ron Chernow Death Copy Share Image
“The underlying point of the letter was to notify Grant that, if Sherman’s brother John should be a candidate for president, “it… — Ron Chernow Five years Copy Share Image
“Four Millions of people heretofore declared by the highest tribunal in the land, not citizens of the United States, nor eligible to… — Ron Chernow Politics Copy Share Image
“it would have been better never to have made a sacrifice of blood and treasure to save the Union than to have… — Ron Chernow Abolitionism Copy Share Image
“In Julia’s view, the Dent slaves were all “very happy. At least they were in mamma’s time, though the young ones became… — Ron Chernow Civil war Copy Share Image
“Sheridan had a pugnacity that refused to quit, and Sherman described him as “a persevering terrier dog, honest, modest, plucky and smart… — Ron Chernow Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Franklin wanted a unicameral legislature and an executive council in lieu of a president. He also opposed a presidential veto on legislation,… — Ron Chernow Presidential Veto Copy Share Image
“he warned that progressive accumulation of debt “is perhaps the NATURAL DISEASE of all Governments. And it is not easy to conceive… — Ron Chernow Nature Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are many more people who can identify with failure and hardship in life than with the success of an… — Ron Chernow Failure Copy Share Image
“Finally, he [John F. Mercer] ridiculed Hamilton as an upstart, "a mushroom excrescence," who did not deserve the prominence he had gained.” — Ron Chernow Insults Copy Share Image
Because of the love affair between the American public and the stock market, it is possible for entrepreneurs, technological visionaries and inventors… — Ron Chernow Affair Copy Share Image
You don't want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to some very good buying opportunities. You don't… — Ron Chernow Blinded Copy Share Image
“Sensing an abandonment of Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass wondered what good abolition had been for the black man if “having been freed from… — Ron Chernow Abolition Copy Share Image
Washington once advised his adopted grandson that where there is no occasion for expressing an opinion, it is best to be silent.… — Ron Chernow Adopted Copy Share Image
The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They came up with comprehensive plans and visions. — Ron Chernow Brilliant Copy Share Image
“Mocking Hancock as an inexperienced political lightweight, Republicans printed up a pamphlet entitled “Hancock’s Political Achievements,” a work that contained nothing but… — Ron Chernow Blank page Copy Share Image
“Frederick Douglass, who had entertained hopes for the Haitian post, graciously conceded defeat. “Your appointment,” he told Bassett, “is a grand achievement… — Ron Chernow Failure Copy Share Image
I never imagined that Hamilton would be turned into a musical, much less a hip-hop musical. I think I can safely say… — Ron Chernow Hamilton Copy Share Image
When news of the crash came, probably a lot of people in small towns and farms across America felt a sense of… — Ron Chernow America Copy Share Image
Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that they're really not at a disadvantage entering… — Ron Chernow Customer Copy Share Image
Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always… — Ron Chernow Bull market Copy Share Image
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