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The Founders and the Constitution, Part 8: Alexander Hamilton

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The Founders and the Constitution, Part 8: Alexander Hamilton
A statue of the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton stands in front of the Treasury building in Washington on Sept. 19, 2008. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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It’s easy, if not entirely fair, to explain Alexander Hamilton’s relentless search for fame and power as the outcome of a life begun under very unfavorable conditions.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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