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riversedge

(81,282 posts) Sun Mar 12, 2017, 11:31 PM Mar 2017

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Read this Alexander Hamilton quote. Then read it again. The founders KNEW what was coming. [View all]

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Peter Daou‏Verified account @peterdaou 6h6 hours ago

Read this Alexander Hamilton quote. Then read it again. The founders KNEW what was coming.

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Read this Alexander Hamilton quote. Then read it again. The founders KNEW what was coming. [View all] riversedge Mar 2017 OP

Stunning almost prophetic. LOL Lib Mar 2017 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author tblue37 Mar 2017 #25

Here too. elleng Mar 2017 #2

Someone from the cast should read this aloud at the end of every performance pkdu Mar 2017 #3

A vision of the future CanonRay Mar 2017 #4

A reflection of the past... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #6

Yep. Down through history, populists and despots have risen and fallen. Blue_true Mar 2017 #33

Wow! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #5

Good point PatSeg Mar 2017 #27

Lol! That's true. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #34

Definitely prolific PatSeg Mar 2017 #37

Like diarrhea. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #39

Exactly! PatSeg Mar 2017 #40

He's shittily prolific BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #41

Well PatSeg Mar 2017 #42

XD LOL! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #43

That is an amazing quote! kentuck Mar 2017 #7

He grew up in a slave society. Had his inheritance stolen by his mother's former husband. politicat Mar 2017 #16

Very relevant today. Hugo24601 Mar 2017 #8

Stunning- The day he predicted is upon us. NBachers Mar 2017 #9

Hamilton must have been a time traveler. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #10

What I find amazing, is how much the founding fathers cherished what they created. C Moon Mar 2017 #11

Those who feel entitlement cherish very little. JudyM Mar 2017 #22

Kick. dalton99a Mar 2017 #12

I just sent it off to my BIL a die-hard Trump supporter. Paka Mar 2017 #13

He will probably say it describes Obama perfectly. Kablooie Mar 2017 #17

Sadly you are probably spot on with that. Paka Mar 2017 #18

Does anyone know if this was written in reference to Aaron Burr? GeoWilliam750 Mar 2017 #14

I'd enjoy hearing his experiences Lyricalinklines Mar 2017 #15

Hamilton was an authoritarian alarimer Mar 2017 #19

No wonder Pence wanted to see "Hamilton". Ligyron Mar 2017 #23

Thank you for taking the time to find and post this. pangaia Mar 2017 #29

Every single one of the Founding Fathers had faults. Blue_true Mar 2017 #36

If you study each founding father, you will see that all had blemishes. Blue_true Mar 2017 #35

Wow!! Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2017 #38

I can hear prez putz now Motley13 Mar 2017 #20

Hamilton and Orwell were both prophets Martin Eden Mar 2017 #21

Not really prophetic Azathoth Mar 2017 #24

K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #26

Hmmm treestar Mar 2017 #28

That was certainly prophetic. nt procon Mar 2017 #30

He foresaw the shock doctrine. alfredo Mar 2017 #31

Norm Chomsky Highway61 Mar 2017 #32