Executive power Quote by Ron Chernow

“Hamilton, back by August 13, dove into a debate that passionately engaged him: immigration. He opposed any attempt to restrict membership in Congress to…

— Ron Chernow

After being Washington's aide for four years and becoming the hero of Yorktown, Hamilton was viewed with a great deal of suspicion because of…

— Ron Chernow

A prudent silence will frequently be taken for wisdom and a sentence or two cautiously thrown in will sometimes gain the palm of knowledge,…

— Ron Chernow

Hamilton had a certain social versatility, and in a way, that is understandable because he's someone who rises up from the lowest rungs of…

— Ron Chernow

“In the end, nobody would do more than Alexander Hamilton to infuse life into this parchment and make it the working mandate of the…

— Ron Chernow

Hamilton was extremely combative. Not only was he combative, but he also overreacted to anything he perceived as a threat or a criticism.

— Ron Chernow

Hamilton had one of those extraordinary 18th-century minds that touched on virtually every major topic of the day.

— Ron Chernow

Hamilton was young, dashing, and romantic. He lent himself perfectly to be the star of a musical.

— Ron Chernow

The story of Alexander Hamilton lends itself to hip-hop treatment. Hamilton's personality is driven and unrelenting, and the music has that same quality. The…

— Ron Chernow

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

I never imagined that Hamilton would be turned into a musical, much less a hip-hop musical. I think I can safely say that that's…

— Ron Chernow

“Hamilton then picked up a slim volume on the table and turned it over in his hands. “Ah, this is the constitution,” he said.…

— Ron Chernow