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"There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson," George Will once said, "but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamilton's country."

Well said. It's funny to think of McGreevey paying tribute to Aaron Burr.

It's certainly possible to criticize Hamilton, but he lived in the real world and tried to deal with real world problems. Jefferson, his chief opponent, was a great visionary, but a much less realistic thinker.

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It's certainly possible to criticize Hamilton, but he lived in the real world and tried to deal with real world problems. Jefferson, his chief opponent, was a great visionary, but a much less realistic thinker

Exactly right--you defined it just how it should be seen historically.