Taft's goal of diplomacy was to make the United States a commercial and
financial world power. Wilson's diplomacy was driven by inner
compulsions to give other peoples the blessings of democracy. Keep using
Hamilton and the Federalists wanted a strong central government, run by well-educated property owners. Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans wanted most power to stay with the states and wanted the farmers and the 'common man' to run the nation.
