Ron Chernow Quote
In the first essay, Hamilton dealt with the objection that only Congress could issue a neutrality proclamation, since it alone had the power to declare war. Hamilton pointed out that if the legislature have a right to make war, on the one hand, it is, on the other, the duty of the executive to preserve peace till war is declared.50 Once again, Hamilton broadened the authority of the executive branch in diplomacy, especially during emergencies.
Ron Chernow
In the first essay, Hamilton dealt with the objection that only Congress could issue a neutrality proclamation, since it alone had the power to declare war. Hamilton pointed out that if the legislature have a right to make war, on the one hand, it is, on the other, the duty of the executive to preserve peace till war is declared.50 Once again, Hamilton broadened the authority of the executive branch in diplomacy, especially during emergencies.
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Chernow won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the 2011 American History Book Prize for his 2010 book Washington: A Life. He is also the recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction for his 1990 book The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance. His biographies of Alexander Hamilton (2004) and John D. Rockefeller (1998) were both nominated for National Book Critics Circle Awards. His biography of Hamilton inspired the popular Hamilton musical, which Chernow worked on as a historical consultant. For another book, The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family, he was awarded the 1993 George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing. As a freelance journalist, Chernow has written over sixty articles for various national publications.