Repeatedly in history, countries fall into this pattern after a certain faction of the population seizes complete power in the government. ... The Federalist Papers were written in an attempt to "sell" the Founding Fathers" new form of government to the American citizens. ... In Federalist Paper No. 46, Madison praises the Constitution for "preserving the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over people of almost every other nation" (Madison 46). ... Hamilton conveys his views that an armed citizenry was the best and only real defense against a standing army in Federalist Paper No....

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