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Washington once advised his adopted grandson that where there is no occasion for expressing an opinion, it is best to be silent. For there is nothing more certain than that it is at all times more easy to make enemies than friends.

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A prudent silence will frequently be taken for wisdom and a sentence or two cautiously thrown in will sometimes gain the palm of knowledge, while a man well informed but indiscreet and unreserved will not uncommonly talk himself out of all consideration and weight. (Alexander Hamilton's 'thesis on discretion' written to his son James shortly before his fatal duel with Burr.)

Ron Chernow

Ron Chernow

Ron Chernow

Born: March 3, 1949 (age 76)

Bio: Ronald "Ron" Chernow is an American writer, journalist, historian, and biographer. He has written bestselling and award-winning biographies of historical figures from the world of business, finance, and American politics.

Known for:

Alexander Hamilton (2004)
Washington: A Life (2010)
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1998)
The Warburgs: A Family Saga (1993)

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