A close reading of Hamilton’s accomplishments, however, will remind European readers that there was an equally deep aversion to federalism in the early US. It took politicians with vision and diplomatic skills to craft the political entity that emerged after independence.
欧洲官员会争辩说，他们的问题更加困难。欧洲不但缺少联邦政府，而且也没有创造一个的意愿。但是，仔细阅读汉密尔顿的成就，欧洲读者就能发现，在美国建国之初，同样存在根深蒂固的厌联邦情绪。政治家用远见和外交手段在独立后建成了合众国这一政治实体。