Fri Jul 18, 2014, 11:37 PM
Aaron Burr: "Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, (I might not have dueled & killed Hamilton)"
The actual quote from Aaron Burr is this (reflecting years later on the duel which saw him shoot and kill Alexander Hamilton): ""Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, I should have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me."
My knowledge of Voltaire isn't that great, and I know even less about Laurence Sterne. For those DUers who might know about Voltaire's philosophy and Sterne's literary works, what was Burr referring to? 
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 Aaron Burr: "Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, (I might not have dueled & killed Hamilton)" (Original post) |
brentspeak | Jul 2014 | OP |
| enlightenment | Jul 2014 | #1 | |
| brentspeak | Jul 2014 | #4 | |
| hfojvt | Jul 2014 | #2 | |
| brentspeak | Jul 2014 | #5 | |
| hfojvt | Jul 2014 | #6 | |
| gordianot | Jul 2014 | #3 |
Response to enlightenment (Reply #1)
Sat Jul 19, 2014, 12:49 AM
4. Yes, from all accounts, Burr wanted to kill Hamilton
Response to hfojvt (Reply #2)
Sat Jul 19, 2014, 01:08 AM
5. Jefferson was influenced by Voltaire, but without
Response to brentspeak (Original post)
Sat Jul 19, 2014, 12:09 AM
gordianot (15,001 posts)
3. Burr would almost make Dick Cheney a statesman by comparison.
