[americanophile]

No, most of them. Hamilton presented his plan at the convention, which obviously wasn’t adopted. Yes, he left, then he returned...and then he became a champion in the ratification process of the Constitution. You know it and I know it. Yes, he wanted to create a bank because unlike the equally brilliant but hopelessly idealistic Jefferson, Hamilton understood economics. Thanks to the groundwork he provided we became the wealthiest nation on earth. Let’s not graft current political arguments about the health and benefit of the Fed, etc., onto Hamilton. Just say thanks and move along.

[SeeSharp]

Yes, he wanted to create a bank because unlike the equally brilliant but hopelessly idealistic Jefferson, Hamilton understood economics.

What he understood was how to use the power of government to commit theft on a grand scale. That is what Jefferson correctly objected to. America succeeded, not because of Hamilton and his evil legacy, but in spite of it.