Saving our Constitutional Republic – A Review of Federalist Paper #8

The primary thrust of arguments in the first few Federalist Papers has been national security – protection of the citizenry from not only foreign dangers and maritime powers, but from inevitable internal disputes between independent states.

In essay #8, Hamilton focuses on the importance of the UNION of states to prevent internal wars whereas earlier essays dealt mainly with national security from foreign powers.

 

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