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Federalist No. 10
James Madison · November 22, 1787
Among the numerous advantages promised by a well-constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction.
The friend of popular governments never finds himself so much alarmed for their character and fate…
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Who Was Publius?
Between 1787 and 1788, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay published 85 essays under the shared pseudonym “Publius” to persuade New York to ratify the new Constitution. Together they’re still one of the most cited sources on the Founders’ original intent.
Wrote 51 of the 85 essays
Treasury secretary-to-be and the driving force behind the project. Hamilton recruited Madison and Jay to make the case for ratifying the new Constitution in the New York press.
Wrote 29 of the 85 essays
The Constitution’s chief architect. His essays on faction and on checks and balances, No. 10 and No. 51, are still cited by courts today.
Wrote 5 of the 85 essays
Future Chief Justice of the United States, Jay focused his essays on foreign affairs and the case for a strong, unified national government.
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