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Introduction:
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I finished up my studies and I practiced law
I practiced law, Burr worked next door
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Gentlemen of the jury, I?m curious, bear with me, Are you aware that we?re making history?
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This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation The liberty behind deliberation?
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I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt With my assistant counsel?Co-counsel Hamilton, sit down
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Our client Levi Weeks is innocent. Call your first witness That?s all you had to say! Okay! One more thing?
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Why do you assume you?re the smartest in the room? Why do you assume you?re the smartest in the room?
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Why do you assume you?re the smartest in the room? Soon that attitude may be your doom!
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Why do you write like you?re running out of time? Write day and night like you?re running out of time?
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Evry day you fight like you?re running out of time Keep on fighting. In the meantime
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Corruption?s such an old song that we can sing along in harmony And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
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This colony?s economy?s increasingly stalling and Honestly, that?s why public service seems to be calling me
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I practiced the law, I practic?ly perfected it I?ve seen injustice in the world and I?ve corrected it
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Now for a strong central democracy If not, then I?ll be Socrates Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities
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Why do you always say what you believe? Why do you always say what you believe?
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Ev?ry proclamation guarantees free ammunition for your enemies!
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Why do you write like it?s Going out of style? Write day and night like it?s Going out of style?
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Ev?ry day you fight like it?s Going out of style Do what you do
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Alexander? Aaron Burr, sir It?s the middle of the night Can we confer, sir?
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Is this a legal matter? Yes, and it?s important to me What do you need? Burr, you?re a better lawyer than me
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I know I talk too much, I?m abrasive You?re incredible in court. You?re succinct, persuasive
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My client needs a strong defense. You?re the solution Who?s your client? The new U.S. Constitution?
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No, Hear me out, No way! A series of essays, anonymously published defending the
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document to the public No one will read it I disagree And if it fails? Burr, that?s why we need it
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The constitution?s a mess So it needs amendments It?s full of contradictions So is independence
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We have to start somewhere No. No way You?re making a mistake Good night Hey
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For once in your life, take a stand with pride I don?t understand how you stand to the side
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I?ll keep all my plans Close to my chest
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I?ll wait here and see Which way the wind Will blow
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I?m taking my time Watching the Afterbirth of a nation Watching the tension grow
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I am sailing off to London I?m accompanied by someone who always pays
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I have found a wealthy husband Who will keep me in comfort for all my days
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He is not a lot of fun, but there?s no one Who can match you for turn of phrase
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My Alexander Angelica Don?t forget to write
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Look at where you are Look at where you started
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The fact that you?re alive is a miracle Just stay alive, that would be enough
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And if your wife could share a fraction of your
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Time If I could grant you peace of mind Would that be enough?
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Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays
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Defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers.
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The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men.
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In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays, in the span of six months.
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John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine.
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Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one!
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