![]() ![]() He addresses imagined critics who would question his willingness to listen to other arguments because he has already made up his mind to support the Constitution. Hamilton, however, is not going to address the motives of those who oppose the Constitution rather, his intent is to make arguments that favor the Constitution. ![]() He proceeds to show that many people will oppose the Constitution for a variety of reasons, especially if they benefit from the current form of government. He pronounces that the people are in a unique position to answer the most important political question of all: "whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice." If the people are up to the challenge, their actions will have great worldwide significance. ![]() ![]() Alexander Hamilton begins this brilliant discourse on the Constitution of the United States of America by asking his readers to consider a new Constitution because they have experienced the inefficiencies of the present form of government. ![]()
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