About “Federalist No. 5”
Federalist No. 5, titled "The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence," is a political essay written by John Jay. It is the fifth of The Federalist Papers and the last of four essays by Jay that argue for political union as a way to protect against foreign threats. The essay was published on November 10, 1787, in The Independent Journal. It was written under the pseudonym Publius, the same name used for all the Federalist Papers. The main focus of the essay is on the dangers posed by foreign force and influence. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- First published
- 1787