Alexander Hamilton's political views

Answer 1

When it came to society and other people, Alexander Hamilton was distrustful. Extremely distrustful, particularly of the masses. He thought that you could only control the people by appealing to their vices, and by force. Hamilton thought that the government could easily be corrupted, unless you clamped down on potentially fickle citizens. This is easily displayed by his June 18 speech at the Constitutional Convention. So in summary, he thought that the main view of society was not a positive one and easily able to succumb to corruption.

Answer 2

Alexander Hamilton was a Federalist, and believed a government that is empowered by the people it governs was the superior form of government. However, he believed that only the aristocratic and higher echelons of society were qualified to make decisions. He believed others would be too inclined toward self-interest to run the government properly. He also believed in assuring the financial solvency of the new country by instituting a national bank and promoting industry over agrarian pursuits.