Federalist No. 6

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Federalist No. 6 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers arguing that human nature and interstate rivalries make a strong, unified federal government essential to prevent conflict among the states.

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Federalist No. 6 canonical 2

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instanceOf Federalist Paper ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
argument a strong central government is necessary to prevent conflicts among states ⓘ
commercial republics are not immune to warlike tendencies ⓘ
independent states are likely to engage in rivalries and wars ⓘ
reliance on harmony of interests among states is naive ⓘ
author Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
collectionEditors Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ
John Jay ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizesView assumption that republics are naturally peaceful ⓘ
belief that economic interdependence alone will prevent war ⓘ
FederalistPaperNumber 6 ⓘ
follows Federalist No. 5 ⓘ
historicalExampleUsed Athens ⓘ
Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

Carthage ⓘ
Florence ⓘ
France ⓘ
Genoa ⓘ
Holland ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
Venice ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic dangers of interstate conflict ⓘ
human nature and political conflict ⓘ
need for a strong federal union ⓘ
mentionsPerson Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Pericles ⓘ
originalPublicationMedium New York newspaper ⓘ
partOf The Federalist Papers ⓘ
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
politicalPosition pro-ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
precedes Federalist No. 7 ⓘ
pseudonymousAuthor Publius ⓘ
publicationDate 1787 ⓘ
purpose to persuade New York to ratify the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
to warn against disunion of the American states ⓘ
subtitle Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States ⓘ
theme ambition and avarice of political leaders ⓘ
instability of alliances among states ⓘ
limits of commerce as a restraint on war ⓘ
workTitle Federalist No. 6 ⓘ

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Federalist No. 5 → precedes → Federalist No. 6 ⓘ
Federalist No. 6 → workTitle → Federalist No. 6 ⓘ