Citizen Hamilton.Citizen Hamilton Donald R. Hickey & Connie D. Clark, editors The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 15200 NBN NBN National Broadband Network (Philippines) NBN National Biodiversity Network (UK nature conservation) NBN Nefesh B'Nefesh (Jewish Souls United) NBN National Broadcasting Network Way, Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest peak. Beginning with a narrow ridge in the north, c. Summit, PA 17214 0742549755, $19.95 1-800-462-6420 Edited by professor of history Donald R. Hickey and consultant Connie D. Clark, Citizen Hamilton: The Wit & Wisdom of an American Founder is an anthology of shining quotations and insights from one of the great figures of American history. Alexander Hamilton was a member of George Washington's staff during the American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. , the nation's first secretary of the treasury, and played a crucial role in the founding of America. Many of his vignettes of wisdom are timeless; each is classified under an alphabetical subject heading and features an attribution at·tri·bu·tion n. 1. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art. 2. line listing when, where, or to whom it was said. Highly recommended simply for pleasurable browsing, as well as for serious study of Hamilton's wisdom and character. "A large and well organized Republic can scarcely lose its liberty from any other cause than that of anarchy ANARCHY. The absence of all political government; by extension, it signifies confusion in government. , to which a contempt of the laws is the high road." |
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