“We dissent, first because it is the opinion of the most celebrated writers on government, and confirmed by uniform experiences, that a very extensive territory cannot be governed on the principles of freedom, otherwise than by a confederation of republics, processing all the powers of internal government, but united in the management of their general and foreign concerns.”
In this quote they are going against what the constitution was about. They disagreed because they did not believe in the popular opinion of the writers of government. They did not agree with the idea of freedom that a country this big with an extensive government cannot be ruled with the principles of freedom. This article became a declaration against the constitution from the federalist.
I choose this quote because; it seems that the ratification against the constitution pointed for an outcome towards the future. It has been extremely hard to govern this land with complete freedom. Freedom is taken from so many in so many different levels, and the ones doing this are that ones that are suppose to bring the citizens with it. Although many in government want to do the right things for the citizens, those who abuse power overshadow these.
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