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Submitted by nancy Spannaus, Jan 11, 2007 09:08

As a full reading of Hamilton's work, and his intellectual descendants, will show, the first Treasury Secretary was the direct antagonist of Adam Smith and the idea that economies are defined by money and its manipulation, and the founder of an American System in which the national government, including a National Bank, would promote the development of the nation through infrastructure, protection, and industrialization. He didn't found Wall St -- he founded a national system of economy which promoted physical economic development. He despised speculators, on principle. Read his Report on Manufactures -- and you will understand the policies we have to go back to today.

Nancy Spannaus, editor, The Political Economy of the American Revolution (book), and Executive Intelligence Review

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As a full reading of Hamilton's work, and his intellectual descendants, will show, the first Treasury Secretary was the direct...	nancy Spannaus	Jan 11, 2007 09:08
I'll be sure to attend Hammy's b-day. Hamilton was truly an extraordinary character by any scale of comparison. It could... [MORE]	Jon Lenglain	Jan 11, 2007 01:37
It's excellent that New Yorkers are recognizing the contributions of Hamilton, the only New Yorker to sign the Constitution and... [MORE]	Carol Hamilton	Jan 10, 2007 19:56
Without Hammie, I would not have enjoyed a series of good jobs in the securities biz, and thus able to... [MORE]	Maggie Lynn Griggs	Jan 10, 2007 11:25
On behalf of the Hamilton decendants, I want to thank Maggie Lynn Griggs and the other 100 or so New... [MORE]	Dale Hamilton	Jan 13, 2007 03:22
I ,too,am a descendant of Alexander Hamilton (5th great) and we were all deeply touched by all who came out... [MORE]	Ann Hamilton Duprey	Jan 13, 2007 19:10
I am a direct decendant of Alexander Hamilton. My great grandmother was Janie Hamilton who married Tom Thornburgh in the... [MORE]	Susan J. Gleason	May 14, 2008 12:14
Let us all fervently hope that the long-delayed relocation and restoration of The Grange, Alexander Hamilton's country house in Harlem... [MORE]	Teri Noel Towe	Jan 10, 2007 09:18

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