Alexander Quote by David Scott

Madison loathed Hamilton and loved Jefferson above all.

— Richard Brookhiser

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were political enemies, but they became fast friends. And when they passed away on the same day, the last…

— Harry S. Truman

“I do not believe that Mr. Jefferson ever hated me. On the contrary, I believe he always like me: but he detested Hamilton and…

— John Adams

The relationship between [John] Adams and [Tomas] Jefferson was extraordinary. They differed on every conceivable issue, except on the Revolution and the love of…

— Gordon S. Wood

“Jefferson feared that Hamilton had plans radically at odds with the Constitution. As he saw it, Hamilton wanted to warp the federal government out…

— R.B. Bernstein

[John Adams and Tomas Jefferson] shared experience in 1775 - 1776 in bringing about the separation from Britain and their service in Europe cemented…

— Gordon S. Wood

Intellectuals love Jefferson and hate markets, and intellectuals write most of the books. Intellectuals often think that they should, for the benefit of mankind,…

— John Steele Gordon

American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic. . .…

— Dumas Malone

“From that point on, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and a few other intimates made it their first priority to arrange a deal with Hamilton—letting him…

— Anonymous

“Jefferson appeared to his enemies as an American version of Candide; Hamilton as an American Machiavelli.”

— Joseph J. Ellis

“In politics and in his personal life, Thomas Jefferson was a complicated man, but in one thing he was consistent: the wanted the best…

— Thomas J. Craughwell

“The heirs of Jefferson and Madison would be the Democratic-Republicans, the heirs of Hamilton and Adams would be the Federalists. But the heirs of…

— Anonymous