“Hamilton struggled with the conundrum that while Republicans might be “wretched impostors” with “honeyed lips and guileful hearts,” they had won the public’s affection.5 How could this be? Hamilton thought that Republicans appealed to emotion, while Federalists relied too much on reason. “Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by their passion,” Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton (p. 660). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton (pp. 659-660). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ”
