| abstract | - We Know is the 12th song of Act Two of Hamilton and is the 35th song overall. Three opposing political enemies of Hamilton: Burr, Jefferson, and Madison, find the transactions of Hamilton's blackmail payment to James Reynolds and think he is slandering the government's money. They privately meet with Hamilton and tell him if they cannot find means to compromise, they will expose him. Hamilton was not using the government's funds, but was involved in an affair that could severely damage his reputation. He admits to the men that it was a scandal, not theft, and the men are shocked, but Hamilton does not know if he can trust them to tell the truth or spread to the public that he stole money, something he could not live down.
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