...motives and views. I am certainly desirous of avoiding this interview, for the most cogent reasons. i My religious and moral principles are strongly opposed to the practice of Duelling, and it would even give me pain to be obliged to shed the blood of a fellow creature in a private combat forbidden...

...believe it is the best means of securing final success. To Rufus King, New York, April 15, 1796 Dueling My religious and moral principles are strongly opposed to the practice of dueling, and it would even give me pain to be obliged to shed the blood of a fellow creature in a private...

...many, Burr was nothing short of a murderer. The following are a few excerpts from Hamilton's statement. My religious and moral principles are strongly opposed...give me pain to be obliged to shed the blood of a fellow creature in a private combat forbidden by the laws.... I am conscious of no ill-will lo Col...

...Hamilton subordinated his concern for his honor to the dictates of morality in his duel with Burr. Because "my religious and moral principles are strongly opposed to the practice of Duelling," Hamilton expressed an intention "to reserve and throw away my first fire, and I have thoughts even...

...explanatory of my conduct, motives and views. I was certainly desirous of avoiding this interview. . . . My religious and moral principles are strongly opposed to the practice of dueling. ... I am conscious of no ill will [Hamilton's emphasis] to Col. Burr, distinct from political...