It is not by a compliance with the importunities of the moment, but by a steady adherence to the true interests of the country, that we are to acquire a solid and permanent reputation.
— Alexander Hamilton Early Modern

Founding Father, Treasury

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Report on Manufactures

Date / Period

1791

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Controversial

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https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-10-02-0001-0007

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