unequivocal- leaves no doubt.
He is hoping to avoid the question of whether reform is needed.
I think the answer is, because he is pretty much telling the people reform is needed.
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
What does this line suggest Hamilton is hoping to avoid in the discussion about reform?
The accusation that the Confederation is unequal
The issue of how parties should deliberate
The question of whether reform is needed
The suggestion that the process has been unfair
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Henry, you are correct. Hamilton was arguing that the Confederation was unequivocally a bad experience and that a new, reformed, system was necessary.
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