Apr 17, 2012

Sound the Alarm to the People: James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and the Principles of 1798

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by Colleen Sheehan / 10 Comments

Filed Under: Alien and Seditions Acts, Federalism, James Calhoun, James Madison, Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, Nullification, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Report of 1800, Virginia Resolutions of 1798

In the pages of The Federalist, Publius reassured not only his contemporaries but future generations of Americans, that if there be times in the life of our republic in which one or more branches of the national government should …

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