James Madison hated himself. He hated that his mother left him when he was 3, he hated that his father couldn't get a job, and he hated himself for thinking everything would be okay. Thomas Jefferson had everything. He had a home, he had parents, he had all the money he could need. These two boys seemed like they couldn't be more different- But what actually linked them together wasn't their lack of friends, or their social awkwardness, no. Thomas Jefferson hated himself, too. And in this way, they couldn't be more alike.