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If the party elected Burr, it would be exposed to the disgrace of a defeat in an attempt to elevate to the first place in the government one of the worst men in the community.14 Hamilton had never spoken about Adams and Jefferson in these terms. The appointment of Burr as president would disgrace our country abroad, he informed Sedgwick. No agreement with him could be relied upon.15

Ron Chernow

If the party elected Burr, it would be exposed to the disgrace of a defeat in an attempt to elevate to the first place in the government one of the worst men in the community.14 Hamilton had never spoken about Adams and Jefferson in these terms. The appointment of Burr as president would disgrace our country abroad, he informed Sedgwick. No agreement with him could be relied upon.15

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