5stringJeff
Senior Member
Kathianne said:Jeff if not for Hamilton and the Federalist papers, I'm not so sure there would be an America today. IN a real way, he was the original Republican, saving the economy of the US in it's 9 month of gestation.
Hamilton certainly was instrumental in defending the Constitution during Ratification - though Madison and Jay were as well. I take serious issue with Hamilton's political stance. His vision of America did not include "federalism" as we think of it today; he favored a very strong executive, a strong federal government and almost non-existent state government.
But maybe I've just been reading too much about Adams, Jefferson, and Madison!