In his later years, alexander hamilton returned to Christianity when he was young. However, when he was dying, he asked Trinity Church in new york to hold a Eucharist for him, which was once rejected because he could never give up "duel", which was against Christianity. His death was due to a duel with his political enemy, Jefferson's Vice President Allen Burr. Hamilton agreed to a duel at that time, but out of Christian belief, he deliberately shot the bullet. Hamilton's eloquence finally persuaded the church to hold a ceremony for him. He said that he had sincerely repented and was willing to make peace with everyone, including Burr.

According to the duel rules, Hamilton shoots first. Strangely, the bullet he fired was far from Burr's. Burl was adamant and shot Hamilton in the right chest. When sorting out Hamilton's legacy, people found his diary written the night before the duel. Hamilton said in his diary that he would not do it tomorrow. Why did Hamilton have this plan? He fired a shot the next day to no avail and caused his own death. Iris kept an open ending and made no conclusion.

Posterity evaluation

Hamilton is generally regarded as the greatest treasury secretary in American history. Compared with Hamilton's political legacy, people pay more attention to the part that was ignored or even attacked by mainstream politics at that time, but gradually showed its foresight in later generations, so as to re-evaluate it in the contemporary sense. For example, Hamilton, because of his emphasis on industrial development, has long been attacked by many people as the enemy of "equality and freedom" since Jefferson. They think that the city and commercial society advocated by Hamilton are a threat to their beloved American rural democracy with plantation economy as the core. Some historians have pointed out that although Hamilton was criticized by Democrats, he himself was an abolitionist and advocated that the United States should take the road of industrialization. In addition, the historian Cherno believes that Hamilton's insistence on taking the road of industrialization reflects his loyalty to "freedom and opportunity", not the other way around. To Hamilton's delight, his unfulfilled ideal was inherited and realized by Lincoln, who was also born in poverty decades later: Lincoln announced the abolition of slavery, defeated the South through war, and put the United States on the road of industrialization.

DAVID BROOKS, a columnist of * * *, recently published a long article in * * * magazine entitled "How to reshape the Republican Party", sorting out Hamilton's political legacy. He wrote that we now have three political traditions: one believes in greatness because it is conducive to achieving equality and social justice, and this tradition is reflected in the Democratic Party; One believes in small * * *, believing that this can guarantee freedom and personal responsibility. This tradition is embodied in * * * and the Party; The third advocates the establishment of a limited but powerful * * *, which is good at providing opportunities for individuals. People think that this can maintain the vitality of society and the unity of the country. This tradition was established by Hamilton, but unfortunately no one has inherited it at present and it is in a dormant state. Brooks agrees with Hamilton's tradition. He believes that this progressive and conservative tradition is based on respect for young, ambitious, hardworking and independent individuals who always create opportunities for others, and hopes that the United States will play its unique mission role in the world. Brooks believes that if the CPC wants to maintain its current dominant position in the next few decades, it needs to transform to the Hamilton tradition. To this end, he sketched out this traditional inheritance relationship: founder Hamilton → henry clay and Whig Party → Lincoln and the early * * * and Party → theodore roosevelt. This tradition was brilliant in Roosevelt's time, but it gradually disappeared in the great debate on the advantages and disadvantages of * * * after entering the twentieth century.