Association Quote by Ron Chernow

“Hamilton, the most brilliant American statesman who ever lived, possessing the loftiest and keenest intellect of his time, was of course easily the foremost…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Working behind the scenes to advance his candidacy, Hamilton seemed unfazed by the fact that virtually all other commissions were going to native New…

— Willard Sterne Randall

So far I, at least, have no fault to find with implications of Hamilton's Federalism, but unfortunately his policy was in certain other respects…

— Herbert Croly

Hamilton is my favorite political entrepreneur.

— Travis Kalanick

Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the other founding fathers, and he managed, with amazing consistency,…

— Ron Chernow

“(Jefferson) was deeply suspicious of Hamilton's assumption plan (by which the nation would assume responsibility for the states' individual war debts.) He feared this…

— Jay Winik

“The American Revolution and its aftermath coincided with two great transformations in the late eighteenth century. In the political sphere, there had been a…

— Ron Chernow

“From that point on, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and a few other intimates made it their first priority to arrange a deal with Hamilton—letting him…

— Anonymous

“In the felicitous words of one early Burr biographer, “The Clintons had power, the Livingstons had numbers, and the Schuylers had Hamilton.”

— Ron Chernow

For too long New Yorkers have strained to find a leader who represents us, who puts us first. And we have been betrayed time…

— Zohran Mamdani

“Jefferson feared that Hamilton had plans radically at odds with the Constitution. As he saw it, Hamilton wanted to warp the federal government out…

— R.B. Bernstein

“At this, Hamilton dropped any pose of civility and chastised Monroe, saying “your representation is totally false.”

— Ron Chernow