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==Duel with Hamilton==
==Duel with Hamilton==
[[File:512px-Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|[[Alexander Hamilton]] and Aaron Burr duel. ]]
[[File:512px-Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg|thumbnail|400px|right|[[Alexander Hamilton]] and Aaron Burr duel. ]]
American politics was verbally violent in the 1790s, but apparently had cooled off somewhat by 1804, when Burr ran for governor. Hamilton, convinced that Burr was a villain and an enemy of American [[Republicanism]], made his opinion known. One political leader stated in the press:
American politics was verbally violent in the 1790s, but apparently had cooled off somewhat by 1804, when Burr ran for governor. Hamilton, convinced that Burr was a villain and an enemy of American [[Republicanism]], made his opinion known. One political leader stated in the press:
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