Ron DeSantis: “Hamilton wanted to modernize the American economy.”

“It's a far, I mean think about it, from the British West Indies all the way to Secretary of the treasury in the span of 20 years, less than 20 years, somewhere around there, really amazing ascent for Hamilton. So Hamilton wanted to modernize the American economy. Jefferson was agrarian. They wanted it to be farm. Hamilton, he wasn't against that, but he wanted there to be more advanced commerce and shipping, and there were a lot of, obviously of those interests up there.” (18:57–19:03)

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