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“This falling-out was to be more than personal, for the rift between Hamilton and Madison precipitated the start of the two-party system in America. The funding debate shattered the short-lived political consensus that had ushered in the new government. For the next five years, the political spectrum in America was defined by whether people endorsed or opposed Alexander Hamilton’s programs.”
― Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton

“Lists, she thought, are the stories of our lives; they give a picture of who we are and what we do every day. The”
― Alexander McCall Smith, Precious and Grace

“While independent India had been founded by high-born, well-educated men, by the twenty-first century few such types stood for elections, or voted in them, since the wealthy had extra-democratic means of securing their social and economic interests. Across India, poor people were the ones who took the vote seriously. It was the only real power they had. Another”
― Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

“Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.”
― Doris Kearns Goodwin