Ron Chernow Quote
When Hamilton heard about British depredations, he did not behave like a pawn of British interests. Rather, he drew up for Washington contingency plans to raise a twenty-thousand-man army to defend coastal cities and impose a partial trade embargo. The pains taken to preserve peace, he told Washington, include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.4 Once again, Hamilton and Washington agreed that the executive branch should take the lead in a national emergency.
Ron Chernow
When Hamilton heard about British depredations, he did not behave like a pawn of British interests. Rather, he drew up for Washington contingency plans to raise a twenty-thousand-man army to defend coastal cities and impose a partial trade embargo. The pains taken to preserve peace, he told Washington, include a proportional responsibility that equal pains be taken to be prepared for war.4 Once again, Hamilton and Washington agreed that the executive branch should take the lead in a national emergency.