Alexander Hamilton vs Thomas Jefferson

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I have mixed feelings on both, honestly. They were both clearly elitists (though it manifested in different ways) and they both detested the masses in some way, as Hamilton favoured a government run by rich, "well born" aristocratic elites, while Jefferson in theory favoured popular participation, but only for white men and especially not for slaves.

With all that said, though, I would ultimately lean more towards Hamilton in terms of economics & governance, if only because a lot of his ideas about effective economic & political management kinda ended up being proven right.

That said, Jefferson's ideas about having popular participation in some form are still very important to take into account, even if he himself failed to live up to those himself.