• Federalists were drawn to a great extent from the high class of society and reflected values and tastes of the British gentry. By most records, Federalists doubted the capacity of the masses to make sound political judgements, accepting rather that a republic ought to be
• Federalists were drawn to a great extent from the high class of society and reflected values and tastes of the British gentry. By most records, Federalists doubted the capacity of the masses to make sound political judgements, accepting rather that a republic ought to be