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He was, rather, a man of action--self-willed, self-reliant, independent--as ambitious as Burr without his slippery ways, and as determined as Hamilton with all his ability to criticise an opponent.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “He was, rather, a man of action--self-willed, self-reliant, independent--as ambitious as Burr without his slippery ways…”
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This quote characterizes DeWitt Clinton as a proactive and ambitious leader, contrasting him with other political figures.
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