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Even those who disagreed agreed on federalism

Maintaining government over the daily concerns of people at the lowest level possible was necessary for self-government to thrive and kingly government to have no place in the future of the United States.

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Doomed From the Start?

The separation of powers is fine as far as it goes, but it will never be a sufficient defense against governmental tyranny. Something else is needed.

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The United States Is Not a Nation!

There were “nationalists” even in the early federal period, but they often understood that if the United States contained several nations rather than one, it would be better to separate than to consolidate.

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