Volume CLXXVI • No. 1

The Federal Ledger

Est. 1776 • Digital Archive of the Republic

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Aaron Burr
The Duelist

Aaron Burr

1756–1836 • New York
3rd Vice President

Most Important Quote

“Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained.”
— Aaron Burr

Biography

Revolutionary officer, Vice President, the man who shot Hamilton, later tried for treason and acquitted.

Stances

Pragmatic, opportunistic, hard to pin down. Pro-suffrage for property-less men.

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