He feared the Constitution’s strong centralized government would usurp the rights and authority belonging to the states, tax its citizens excessively, and create a colossal military for the purpose of conquests in the name of “American glory.”
He was dead on.
“He was dead on.”
Damn right! He was instrumental in the addition of the “Bill of Rights” to the Constitution.
Without PH and some other patriots, we would be truly effed.
His fears were realized under the post 16th Amendment Constitution, not the Constitution of 1787.