n the other.Madison states several things in his papers that will be used in the United States Constitution. He says: authority will be derived from and dependent on the society, because society is broken into so many parts, interests and classes of citizens, government must protect the weak as well as themselves.. Principles of justice and the general good of the people are also mentioned.The Federalist was written to squash the fears of the people that a central government would impede on the peoples liberties. The Federalist, numbers 10 and 51, as summarized in These United States, says: A large and diverse republic, not a small homogeneous one, offered the best hope for safeguarding the rights of all citizens. This was because a large republic would include a multitude of contending interest groups, making it difficult for any combination of them to coalesce into a tyrannical majority that could oppress minority rights. With this argument Madison had developed a political rationale by which Americans could have both an empire and personal freedom. (104)James Madisons The Federalist was written to explain to the people the new United States Constitution and to help convince the states to ratify it. Because of his papers, Madisons strong ideas and feelings were used to create the great governing document, the United States Constitution....
