Alexander Hamilton

I have been in an agony of mind for some days past, and have at length determined to open my heart to you.

My life has been a scene of constant drudgery and toil; I have no property, and no prospect of acquiring any.

I am a man of no property, and of no expectations.

I have been the victim of the most base and vile calumnies.

I am not a Caesar, and I am not a Cromwell.

I have sacrificed my interest, my fame, and my character to the public good.

I am a man of the world, and I have seen enough of it to know that there is no such thing as perfect happiness.

I have a strong propensity to look at the dark side of things.

I am a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.

I have been often reproached with a passion for fame.

I am a very bad economist.

I have a mind that is perpetually at war with itself.

I am a man of strong passions.

I have no taste for pleasure.

My ambition is not of the kind which aims at power.

I have been so much in the habit of acting for myself that I am sometimes apt to forget that I am not alone in the world.

I have a very high opinion of myself.

I have been a very unfortunate man.

I have a presentiment that my life will not be a long one.

I have been the object of universal hatred and execration.