Thomas Jefferson thought that ordinary people with sufficient education and virtue can govern themselves wisely, as liberty is the natural desire of all humankind. He also asserted that eventually the world's monarchs and dictators would become obsolete concepts. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, claimed, that Jefferson's view was folly, based on wishful thinking. Hamilton considered that human nature itself precludes the acquiring of wisdom necessary for self-government. In short, Jefferson spokes to our hopes; Hamilton spoke to our fears.
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