Great music Quote by Jeffrey Rosen

Madison loathed Hamilton and loved Jefferson above all.

— Richard Brookhiser

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson hated each other so much. But that hate that they had for each other did not come before the…

— David Scott

[Louis] Brandeis, like [Tomas] Jefferson, is an equal opportunity critic of bigness. And he, like Jefferson, sees American history as this incredible clash between…

— Jeffrey Rosen

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

— Joseph J. Ellis

Thomas Jefferson survives.

— John Adams

Thomas Jefferson—another gorgeous white boy who would not have been interested in me. This was my problem in a nutshell. To get some play…

— Tina Fey

“Jefferson’s decision to acquire Louisiana without seeking a constitutional amendment expanded the powers of the executive in ways that would likely have driven Jefferson…

— Jon Meacham

“Democratically-oriented Jeffersonian inspiration has prevailed throughout history and certainly been more admired than capitalistic Hamiltonian-style motivations of greed and power.”

— Patrick Mendis

Justice Jefferson has a blind spot on race. You know, more than a blind spot. A terrible blemish on his legacy, slavery, for which…

— Jeffrey Rosen

More than any other figure in our history [Tomas] Jefferson is responsible for the idea of American exceptionalism.

— Gordon S. Wood

I think with 'Hamilton,' Lin-Manuel has really blown up the whole casting idea. It's miraculous. You look at '1776,' it's a bunch of old…

— Donna Lynne Champlin

Hamilton was young, dashing, and romantic. He lent himself perfectly to be the star of a musical.

— Ron Chernow