"to judge from the conduct of the opposite parties, we shall be led to conclude that they will mutually hope to evince the justness of their opinions, and to increase the number of their converts by the loudness of their declamations and the bitterness of their invectives. an enlightened zeal for the energy and efficiency of government will be stigmatized as the offspring of a temper fond of despotic power and hostile to the principles of liberty. an over-scrupulous jealousy of danger to the rights of the people, which is more commonly the fault of the head than of the heart, will be represented as mere pretense and artifice, the stale bait for popularity at the expense of the public good."
—alexander hamilton, 1787
which of the following accurately reflects the excerpt?
hamilton is a federalist arguing that the constitution is necessary to quiet the radical elements in society.
or
hamilton is a federalist arguing that those against the constitution risk the survival of the new nation.