Скачать или смотреть The Federalist Papers - Number 19 - The Insufficiency of the Pres Confederation to Pres the Union

In this video, I read Federalist Paper No. 19, written by James Madison with input from Alexander Hamilton. Continuing the historical analysis begun in No. 18, Madison examines the decline of the Germanic and Swiss confederacies to highlight the dangers of a weak central government. He shows how both systems, like the Articles of Confederation, lacked the authority to enforce laws or maintain unity, leading to division, disorder, and foreign interference.

Madison uses these historical failures to warn that the United States, if it remains under its current framework, risks similar outcomes unless it adopts the proposed Constitution.

This reading is part of an ongoing series presenting the complete Federalist Papers—essential arguments for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation of a lasting republic.

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