“It is a maxim deeply ingrafted in that dark system, that no character, however upright, is a match for constantly reiterated attacks, however false.”

— Alexander Hamilton

Observations on Certain Documents http://books.google.com/books?id=Aemk203kBPoC&q="It+is+a+maxim+deeply+ingrafted+in+that+dark+system+that+No+character+however+upright+is+a+match+for+constantly+reiterated+attacks+however+false"&pg=PA377#v=onepage, also known as The Reynolds Pamphlet (1797)

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Founding Father of the United States 1757–1804

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