“Mine is an odd destiny. Perhaps no man in the U[nited] States has sacrificed or done more for the present Constitution than myself. And contrary to all my anticipations of its fate, as you know from the very beginning, I am still labouring to prop the frail and worthless fabric. Yet I have the murmur of its friends no less than the curses of its foes for my rewards. What can I do better than withdraw from the scene? Every day proves to me more and more that this American world was not made for me. Written during the period of mourning after Philip’s death, the letter is tremendously revealing about Hamilton’s deep sense of estrangement from American politics. He hewed to a tragic view of life in which virtue was seldom rewarded or vice punished. Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton (p. 659). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton (p. 659). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton (p. 659). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ”
