================= HES POSTING ======================= I have written about this in my Classical Political Economy book, but Hamilton, as well as most of the early U.S. leaders, were much more influenced by James Steuart, although some evidence suggests that Smith might be the inspiration of the revolution by suggesting the stamp tax. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 E-Mail [log in to unmask] ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]