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This is a very important book. Prof. DiLorenzo's independent thinking provides a breath of fresh air to those of us who have absorbed myths promulgated by Washington DC's court historians and apologists.
Jefferson had years to reflect on the political structure and policies effected during his years of active public service, having left office in 1809 and dying in 1826. According to the recent book, "Twilight at Montecello" (also an enlightening read) he harbored second thoughts on both the inordinate power granted the Supreme Court (the power to negate drafted legislation) as well as a system that eviscerated strength of State and local governments.
Jefferson, this great and enigmatic man, propounded a faith in what would later be termed "the masses" that continues to strike the best and the brightest as curious, at the least. My own opinion is that Jeffersn's sentiment served as a strategic bulwalk systemically against what he knew of human nature, wealth, power, ambition, and the track records of governmets and of empires. This view rationalizes the contradictions TJ expressed (e.g., in his plans for public education).
This book is truly a "must read", particularly in these critical times. Hamilton's curse is as old as Alcibides, Caesar, L'ancien regieme, Napoleon, and the empire defeated by the generation of Jefferson and Hamilton. The extent to which the struggling peoples of this world (including on our own continent) expect America to be different is precisely the difference between the ideas of Thomas Jefferson and those of Alexander Hamilton.
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Hamilton's Curse: How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution--And What It Means for Americans Today
BigEye, September 20, 2009
This is a very important book. Prof. DiLorenzo's independent thinking provides a breath of fresh air to those of us who have absorbed myths promulgated by Washington DC's court historians and apologists.Jefferson had years to reflect on the political structure and policies effected during his years of active public service, having left office in 1809 and dying in 1826. According to the recent book, "Twilight at Montecello" (also an enlightening read) he harbored second thoughts on both the inordinate power granted the Supreme Court (the power to negate drafted legislation) as well as a system that eviscerated strength of State and local governments.
Jefferson, this great and enigmatic man, propounded a faith in what would later be termed "the masses" that continues to strike the best and the brightest as curious, at the least. My own opinion is that Jeffersn's sentiment served as a strategic bulwalk systemically against what he knew of human nature, wealth, power, ambition, and the track records of governmets and of empires. This view rationalizes the contradictions TJ expressed (e.g., in his plans for public education).
This book is truly a "must read", particularly in these critical times. Hamilton's curse is as old as Alcibides, Caesar, L'ancien regieme, Napoleon, and the empire defeated by the generation of Jefferson and Hamilton. The extent to which the struggling peoples of this world (including on our own continent) expect America to be different is precisely the difference between the ideas of Thomas Jefferson and those of Alexander Hamilton.
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)