[justshutupandtakeit]

Thanks for the research.

Hamilton's early writings referenced and showed an understanding of Locke.

I wouldn't say his influence was overwhelming but it was certainly there when he wrote Congress Vindicated and A Westchester Farmer Refuted.

[unspun]

Thanks for the research. Hamilton's early writings referenced and showed an understanding of Locke. I wouldn't say his influence was overwhelming but it was certainly there when he wrote Congress Vindicated and A Westchester Farmer Refuted.

The John Locke as John Lennon analogy again comes to mind. A bit too much credit, even if for a very highly influential figure. Each John seems to have taken in various streams of creative "opera" and dished it out from an advantageous platform.

I tend to favor Paul McCartney -- and Algernon Sidney from the perspective, admitedly, of my very limited education.