Hamilton Vs. Jefferson

This is from a hilariously biased stage play called "The Patriots". It should not be taken as a true representation of history or these founders' views. Some of the stuff in it is plain factually wrong.

However, despite Hamilton's cover the top monarchism in this play, I find this Hamilton extremely entertaining. He's just as forceful and energetic as he should be, and there is nothing more fun than watching him yell at people. That is why I uploaded it.

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[SuperGuitarman69]

The truth is that Hamilton and Adams after the founding of the country were hated widely by most Americans. And certainly by Washington and Jefferson. Adams and Hamilton broke immediately after the formation of the country and wanted the Federal Government to elect a king and start the same tyranny they fought to get away from. They turned out to be evil. And we fight them still today. They are called progressives. Only thing is, they are regressives. It goes back to tyranny

[VoidStone]

@SuperGuitarman69

Research. Do it. Then you'd know that saying Washington and Jefferson were staunch allies against Hamilton and Adams is insane. Out of that group of four, Washington and Hamilton were probably the closest political allies, and Washington broke with Jefferson over political differences. Neither Hamilton nor Adams actually wanted to change the government into a monarchy.

[SuperGuitarman69]

@VoidStone NO! Jefferson was for the states rights. Look at the history of Washingtons record. He supported a strong Federal Government, while Hamilton wanted a central bank. He wanted to splurge in debt. He got his way didn't he? Look at us now. Proof that Jefferson was correct all along. Of course this is why we talk about Jefferson endlessly in this country and Hamilton is NEVER mentioned. Jefferson was a hero while Hamilton wound up being a putz!

[VoidStone]

@SuperGuitarman69

"He supported a strong Federal Government, while Hamilton wanted a central bank. "

You make it sound like those two things are mutually exclusive. You are aware that Washington signed the bill that created the bank DESPITE JEFFERSON'S protests, right? And that he praised the success of Hamilton's financial policies?

[SuperGuitarman69]

@VoidStone The central bank that was established was NOT what we have now. You can look no further than the constitution and see that they warned against this. (The Federal Reserve). I will say it again. Hamilton is not revered. Jefferson is. Why? Because Jefferson is a champion of liberty. He selflessly fought for the freedom of America. He was our greatest Founding father. Why? He has been proven right time and time again.

[VoidStone]

@SuperGuitarman69 Ah, but the public reveres Washington, too, and he was certainly with Hamilton on most things. The public is stupid and has little knowledge of history. They have a vague sense of Jefferson believing in liberty or something but most of them don't understand what that means. And blaming Hamilton for the debt is just silly. First of all, he lived hundred of years ago. Second, he DID want the debt to be properly managed and gradually distinguished, which it hasn't been.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

After opposing Adams, the candidate of his own party, Hamilton was left with few political friends. In 1804, as the next presidential election approached, Hamilton again opposed the candidacy of Burr. Taking offense at some of Hamilton's comments, Burr challenged him to a duel and mortally wounded Hamilton, who died within days.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

Hamilton's opposition to John Adams helped cause Adams' defeat in the 1800 elections. When Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the electoral college, Hamilton helped defeat his bitter personal enemy Burr and elect Jefferson as president.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

Embarrassed when an extra-marital affair with Maria Reynolds became public, Hamilton resigned from office in 1795 and returned to the practice of law in New York. However, he kept his hand in politics and was a powerful influence on the cabinet of President Adams (1797–1801).

[SuperGreatSphinx]

An admirer of British political systems, Hamilton was a nationalist who emphasized strong central government, and successfully argued that the implied powers of the Constitution could be used to fund the national debt, assume state debts, and create the government-owned Bank of the United States. These programs were funded primarily by a tariff on imports and later also by a highly controversial excise tax on whiskey.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

He was one of New York's delegates at the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the new constitution in 1787, and was the only New Yorker who signed it. In support of the new Constitution, Hamilton wrote many of the Federalist Papers, still an important source for Constitutional interpretation. In the new government under President George Washington, he was appointed the Secretary of the Treasury.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

He resigned to practice law, and founded the Bank of New York. He was among those dissatisfied with the first national governance document, the Articles of Confederation. While serving in the New York Legislature, Hamilton was sent as a delegate to the Annapolis Convention in 1786 to revise the Articles, but it resulted in a call for a new constitution instead.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

Born and raised in the West Indies, Hamilton came to North America for his education, sponsored by people from his community. He attended King's College (now Columbia University). After the American Revolutionary War, Hamilton was elected to the Continental Congress from New York.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

He served again under Washington in the army raised to defeat the Whiskey Rebellion, a tax revolt of western farmers in 1794. In 1798, Hamilton called for mobilization against France after the XYZ Affair, and secured an appointment as commander of a new army, which he trained for a war. However, the Quasi-War, although hard-fought at sea, was never officially declared. In the end, President John Adams found a diplomatic solution that avoided war.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

Hamilton served in the American Revolutionary War. At the start of the war, he organized an artillery company and was chosen as its captain. He later became the senior aide-de-camp and confidant to General George Washington, the American commander-in-chief.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies of the George Washington Administration, especially the funding of the state debts by the Federal government, the establishment of a national bank, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Britain. He became the leader of the Federalist Party, created largely in support of his views, and was opposed by the Democratic-Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.