The Federalist Papers No. 10

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In Federalist 10, James Madison wrote that the rights and interests of the public were best preserved in a large union of states. He used this idea, which went against conventional wisdom, to argue for ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution. In a big republic with many competing factions, he declared, no single one could be too powerful.


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