“Jefferson's hatred of Hamilton was complicated by jealousy of Washington's affection for the younger man... The continuing intellectual debate over the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian rival systems of government takes on a new and richer dimension if seen against the backdrop of the personal drama of this remarkable triangle.” Love TriangleHamiltonFounding FathersWashingtonRevisionist HistoryJeffersonThe Closet Author:FAWN BRODIE
“The Auden/Kallman relationship had this to be said for it: It affirmed that it's better to be blatant than latent.” RelationshipsComing OutHomosexualityThe ClosetWh AudenChester Kallman Author:Christopher Hitchens
“Like Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, Jefferson kept his intimate feelings hidden from the public, either in triumph or in crisis.” ScandalLincolnFdrJeffersonThe Closet Author:FAWN BRODIE