Meh. The good of the Revolution only slightly tempers the fact that most of them owned slaves and did what they could to keep them. I try and separate their philosophies from their personal lives when I can, but all too often one was affected by the other.
On the balance, still pretty huge Freedom Fighters.
I really like this, and would like to second it. Many of Madison's ideas in particular carry a lot of weight with me and I consider my ideology a descendant of classical liberalism, so there's that.
None of them would get my vote if they ran for office today, of course, but they have my respect.
Poll
