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Federalist Papers: No. 1 General Introduction For the Independent Journal Author: Alexander Hamilton

To the People of the State of New York: This idea will add the inducements of philanthropy to those of patriotism, to heighten the solicitude which all considerate and good men must feel for the event. Happy will it be if our choice should be directed by a judicious estimate of our true interests, unperplexed and unbiased by considerations not connected with the public good. But this is a thing more ardently to be wished than seriously to be expected. The plan offered to our deliberations affects too many particular interests, innovates upon too many local institutions, not to involve in its discussion a variety of objects foreign to its merits, and of views, passions and prejudices little favorable to the discovery of truth.

How does Hamilton respond to his own line, "Happy will it be if our choice should be directed by a judicious estimate of our true interests, unperplexed and unbiased by considerations not connected with the public good."?
A. He says that he is the only person who expects it.
B.He says that it may be a reasonable expectation.
C.He says that it may not be a reasonable expectation.
D.He says that everyone expects this to happen one day.

Answer 1

C.He says that it may not be a reasonable expectation.

Hamilton states that it would be wonderful if this were guided by unbiased opinions and non-personal motivations, but that that is not a realistic expectation. He says it can be wished for, but not "seriously expected".

Answer 2

C. He says that it may not be a reasonable expectation. He says that even though it should be good that such ideas carried on, with full approval of the people, in reality contempt and disagreement would be the most probable reaction; his ideas are, after all, going against a whole set of thoughts and behaviors normal to the reality of American people of the time.