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Federalist #3 is titled “Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence (continued)”
John Jay begins by stating that for a number of years, the general consensus among the people is that the best government for the nation would be a national government, vested with sufficient power “for all general and national purposes.” He then says “The more attentively I consider and investigate the reasons which appear to have given birth to this opinion, the more I become convinced that they are cogent and conclusive.”
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For Jay, the greatest issue concerning government is the safety of the people and in this essay he will argue that a “cordial Union under an efficient national Government, affords them the best security that can be devised against hostilities from abroad.”
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