As for Burr and Hamilton it was a duel (which was legal at the time). They had been great friends at one time.
Here ya go to put the debate to end:
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After completing his duties as Vice President in 1805, Burr entered into a conspiracy to wrest the lands west of the Mississippi River from Spain; these intrigues included the Louisiana Purchase.
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link: http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/...onBurrDuel.htm
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"
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