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Jefferson was the rare student who came to college already knowing that there could be joy in studying.John Ferling
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Jefferson attributes to a college professor and mentor his lifelong habit of questioning conventional wisdom.John Ferling
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The feelings of politicians are rarely transparent.John Ferling
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The author characterizes Hamilton's tone in the Federalist papers by saying that he never spoke of problems but of being at the last stage in the crisis.John Ferling
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For leaders, wars are filled with guesses.John Ferling
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Alexander Hamilton reflected as early as the middle of the Revolutionary War that rallying at the last minute was part of the national character of his countrymen.John Ferling
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Established churches not infrequently formed an alliance with the aristocracy , joining arm in arm against change.John Ferling
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Were people to mingle only with those of like mind, every man would be an insulate being." Thomas JeffersonJohn Ferling
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Pointing out the possible, and expensive, entanglements that could come with widespread commercial enterprise, the author calculates the Great Britain was at war half the time between 1689 and 1783.John Ferling