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Futurist
Alexander Hamilton, both intensely idealistic and acutely practical, foresaw aspects of American life that lay far in the future. Though he devoted years to business and battle, his best work was the thinking, writing, and planning he did for his adopted nation. The America Hamilton came to was a land of farms, many of them worked by slaves. Hamilton had a different vision. He foresaw a diverse economy, offering opportunity for the full variety of human talents. He respected the faculties of blacks, and worked to end slavery. These visions, expressed during his life, would not be fulfilled until long after his death. |