Federalist 20

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Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred.

James Madison

Federalist 20

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Topic

Learning from the past Political theory Politics

Author

James Madison

Source

Federalist 20 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander and James Madison [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 20: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union." New York Packet, 11 Dec. 1787.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander and James Madison. "No. 20: Conclusion: such confederations wrong in theory, violent in practice.--Madison (and Hamilton). The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.