And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him
from Lin-Manuel Miranda – The Hamilton Mixtape Lyrics on Rap Genius
Meaning
Aaron Burr took offense to Mr. Hamilton’s journalistic defamation of Burr’s character during his bid for the 1804 New York Gubernatorial election, of which Burr was a popular candidate, and subsequently challenged Hamilton to a duel, old school style.
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