> Hamilton seems a little more power-hungry and less moral Hamilton was power hungry, but not for the typical reasons. For instance, he did not make a fortune

> Hamilton seems a little more power-hungry and less moral Hamilton was power hungry, but not for the typical reasons. For instance, he did not make a fortune for himself, while Jefferson lived an extremely lavish lifestyle, while on large debts. Hamilton was incredibly ambitious, but it seems he genuinely did want to improve the lot of all Americans. Hamilton seems less moral? How so? Hamilton did not have slaves, for instance. Both men had affairs, with Hamilton's dirty laundry aired as the first national scandal, while Jefferson took his secret to his grave. > It seems like modern media and scholarship has thought more highly of Jefferson than Hamilton It seems the tide may turn on this, and maybe it already has. At the very least, Hamilton's modern ideas certainly won the day.