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If you want to know about Jefferson
Read what Alexander Hamiliton wrote and said about Jefferson.
Hamilton despised Jefferson as a person and slavery -- and yet supported Jefferson over his friend Aaron Burr.
Jefferson was very complex, with such conflicting ideas in his head that it is hard to believe he could remain sane.
He was both a great man and a terrible failure as a human being, all at once.
In short, he's an American, writ large.