Penman

“Penman” is from Hamilton: Letters from a New Republic, capturing Alexander Hamilton at his desk as the nation is forged not by sword, but by ink.

Set during the writing of The Federalist Papers, the song frames Hamilton as both advocate and guardian — arguing for ordered liberty, balanced power, and a Constitution strong enough to survive human weakness. Under the pseudonym Publius, reason becomes the weapon, law the shield, and the pen the instrument that holds chaos at bay.

This piece explores the tension between faith and reason, freedom and restraint, idealism and realism — asking whether a nation built on words can endure the flaws of the men who wrote them.
“Penman” stands as a meditation on responsibility, restraint, and the fragile promise of liberty preserved through law.

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