I've thought about this some. I think that both the federalist and the anti-federalist were right in the core assumptions.
The federalist believing that we would never really have had a nation (that would last) if we didn't adopt some strong form of central government.
The anti-federalists believing that the central government would grow to be tyrannical.
Many make the assumption that one of those was the correct choice. But I think that maybe there is no right choice.
At any rate, even the federalists would be aghast today. Federalism is all but dead.
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2025-01-05 13:36:43
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