Within days, the United States was split between the federalists who supported the new Constitution, and the antifederalists who opposed the centralisation of power.

几天之内，美国就分裂为支持新宪法的联邦主义者和反对集权的反联邦主义者。

The often-vicious nature of the political debate between the federalists and the antifederalists convinced Hamilton of the need for a president who could unite the country.

联邦党人和反联邦党人之间政治辩论的激烈本质使汉密尔顿相信需要一位能够团结国家的总统。

He argued that a loose confederation risked the antifederalists' worst fears of falling under tyrannical rule or foreign invasion, and thus the United States required a strong military, which was in turn dependent on an equally strong economy and a strong government.

他认为， 松散的联邦可能会让反联邦主义者最担心陷入暴政或外国入侵，因此美国需要一支强大的军队，而军队又依赖于同样强大的经济和强大的政府。