Alben Barkley
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« on: January 13, 2021, 08:33:18 PM » |
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Neither were great but Burr if forced to choose. He was ahead of his time in many ways (especially on women’s rights) and wasn’t an insufferable authoritarian/monarchist like Hamilton. Who was basically begging to get shot most of his life; it was only a matter of time before someone actually did it. Also Hamilton tried to cheat in the duel by rigging the pistols to operate on a secret hair trigger that only he knew about and STILL lost. Most evidence suggests he did NOT throw away his shot, he just missed. He was a devious coward to the end.
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