Authors: James Madison

1787–1789

Federalist 10

Source: George W. Carey and James McClellan, eds., The Federalist: The Gideon Edition, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001). Among the numerous advantages promised by a well-constructed union, none deserves to be

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1787–1789

Federalist 48

Source: George W. Carey and James McClellan, eds., The Federalist: The Gideon Edition, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001) To the people of the state of New York: IT WAS shown in

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1787–1789

Federalist 52

Source: George W. Carey and James McClellan, eds., The Federalist: The Gideon Edition, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001) To the people of the state of New York: FROM the more general

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1787–1789

Federalist 55

Source: George W. Carey and James McClellan, eds., The Federalist: The Gideon Edition, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001) To the people of the state of New York: THE number of which

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1787–1789

Federalist 63

Source: George W. Carey and James McClellan, eds., The Federalist: The Gideon Edition, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001) To the people of the state of New York: A FIFTH desideratum, illustrating

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Presidential Portraits
1789–1825

Helvidius Nos. 1, 2, and 4

Source: “Helvidius No. 1,” “Helvidius No. 2,” and Helvidius No. 4,” in The Pacificus-Helvidius Debates, ed. Morton J. Frisch (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2007), pp. 55–64, 65–73, 84–89. Helvidius No.

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Presidential Portraits
1789–1825

A Candid State of Parties

Source: “For the National Gazette, 22 September 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, accessed April 11, 2019, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-14-02-0334. As it is the business of the contemplative statesman to trace the history

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1789–1825

Remarks on the Removal Power

Source: James Madison, Speech on the Removal Power of the President, [16 June] 1789, Founders Online, National Archives, https://goo.gl/o2MFpz; “From James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, 21 June 1789,” Founders Online,

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1789–1825

Arguments for Constitutional Amendments

Source: Gales and Seaton’s History, Amendments to the Constitution, 1st Cong., 1st sess., Annals of Congress, Debates, p. 449. https://teachingamericanhistory.org/v0qo. I will state my reasons why I think it proper to propose

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