What Tom Holland has said about First Party System
3 quotes · 2 episodes · Jul 5, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on First Party System 3 times in 2 episodes of The Rest Is History, most recently on July 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
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Holland contends that, measured by winning and keeping power, Jefferson was the greatest political genius among the founders.
“if aptitude for politics is to be measured by success in the winning and the keeping of power, then Jefferson is the great political genius among the founding fathers”
The Rest Is History: 686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4) (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 23:18
Holland judges that Hamilton, not Jefferson, was right about America's capitalist and industrial future.
“Hamilton is right. America's future is capitalist. It is industrial”
The Rest Is History: 686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4) (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 26:02
Holland credits John Adams with keeping America out of the Anglo-French war as his great achievement.
“Well, he keeps America out of the war, doesn't he, between Britain and France, which is his great achievement”
The Rest Is History: 685. Hamilton: Duel to the Death (Part 3) (Jul 5, 2026) · Listen from 15:53
Episodes
686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)The Rest Is History · Jul 8, 2026 · 1 h 22 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude their Founding Fathers series with Thomas Jefferson's political career, his relationship with Sally Hemings, and his betrayal of liberty through slavery.
- 685. Hamilton: Duel to the Death (Part 3)
The Rest Is History · Jul 5, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount Alexander Hamilton's rise, his feud with Aaron Burr, and the disputed 1804 Weehawken duel that killed him.
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- Dominic Sandbrook · 1 quote
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