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To: highball

You misunderstand my point. Washington was a closer friend to Hamilton than to Madison and he was certainly closer politically to Hamilton than to Madison, but in demeanor he was more like Madison. Also, there can be no dispute that Washington relied much more on Madison's understanding of government (specifically, republics and their shortcomings) than an anyone else.


13 posted on 06/30/2005 12:33:18 PM PDT by Brutus Americanus (Stilus Haec Inimica Tyrannus)
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To: Brutus Americanus

"Also, there can be no dispute that Washington relied much more on Madison's understanding of government (specifically, republics and their shortcomings) than an anyone else."

I think there *can* actually be a dispute on that point. Washington made few public pronouncements in an attempt to appear above the fray, but he was certainly in favor of a strong federal government.

He was the political enemy of the Madison/Jefferson Republican party. To the extent that he was allied with Madison, it was from Madison's earlier days, in which he advocated stregthening the federal government.

I respect Madison and his pen, but I think you're reaching here. Hamilton was more the voice of Washington than Madison.


14 posted on 06/30/2005 12:42:38 PM PDT by highball ("I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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