The Same Subject Continued: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered

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Federalist No. 28, written by Alexander Hamilton, is the twenty-eighth essay in The Federalist Papers. It was published on December 28, 1787, under the pseudonym Publius, the name used for all the essays. The essay focuses on the idea of limiting the legislative power regarding the common defense. It is part of a series of three essays that examine the federal government's control over the military. This essay follows Federalist No. 26 and Federalist No. 27, and its theme of defense continues in Federalist No. 29. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)