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... ambition , a trait which was seen most clearly when the fathers were compared with their counterparts in both ancient and con- temporary Europe . The ambition that flawed the characters of men like Caesar and Napoleon eventually ...
... ambition , a trait which was seen most clearly when the fathers were compared with their counterparts in both ancient and con- temporary Europe . The ambition that flawed the characters of men like Caesar and Napoleon eventually ...
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... ambition , the field of glorious enterprise will be open . 11 5 The contemplation of the fathers ' character tended to suggest a simple dualism : patriotism vs. ambition . The fathers were full of the first and devoid of the second ...
... ambition , the field of glorious enterprise will be open . 11 5 The contemplation of the fathers ' character tended to suggest a simple dualism : patriotism vs. ambition . The fathers were full of the first and devoid of the second ...
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... ambition for glory or fame . Joseph G. Baldwin admitted that Hamilton was commonly thought to have been ambitious , even by Washington , " but Washington said he had only that ambition which prompted him to excel in whatever he ...
... ambition for glory or fame . Joseph G. Baldwin admitted that Hamilton was commonly thought to have been ambitious , even by Washington , " but Washington said he had only that ambition which prompted him to excel in whatever he ...
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