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Did Aaron Burr regret killing Alexander Hamilton?

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There's actually precious little evidence about what Burr thought about killing Hamilton. As others have posted, Burr later in life said “Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, I should have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me. read more

And late in life, Burr said “Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, I should have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me,” suggesting that Burr regretted that he killed Hamilton, but hardly a statement of remorse for Hamilton’s death. read more

Towards the end of his life, Burr went back to New York (where—despite the 1804 ruling—he was never actually tried for murder), revived his law practice, and married his second wife. He died on September 14, 1836, at the age of 80. read more

The Burr–Hamilton duel was fought between prominent American politicians Aaron Burr, the sitting Vice President of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton, the former Secretary of the Treasury, at Weehawken, New Jersey on July 11, 1804. read more

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