ent.The third document, "Letters to Brutus," reflects many different views on why the Constitution should not be ratified. Like Henry this article discusses the fear of absolute power arising. Other arguments include the difficulty of one government controlling such a big and diverse nation, confidence in rulers, and standing armies. The main argument of the article is the difficulty of controlling a nation so big. Brutus uses the example of the Grecian republic and also the government of the Romans. He claims that they started out small and eventually expanded their empire, which led to their downfall. Also, in such a large country, people can not have the faith in their rulers as in a smaller government. The strength of a government depends on the support of its citizens. Another argument that goes hand in hand with the size of the Untied States, is the diversity of it. Each state had it's own laws, and many of these laws are very conflicting with one another. Brutus quotes that, "In a republic of such vast extent as the United States, the legislature cannot attend to the various concerns and wants of its different parts" (Brutus, p. 99). Finally, Brutus discusses the effects of having a "standing army." He says that if the United States has a "standing army" to enforce laws that it would create fear and eventually lead to an absolute power.The article that display's the Federalist's point of view is James Madison's, "Federalists Paper No. 10." This article not only explains the benefits of the Constitution, but it also gives reasons to why the old government will not work in American society. Madison believes that having many factions will result in chaos and violence. It is natural for man to have conflicting views, and as a result of this, factions are formed. The paper also discusses the system of representatives. Madison says, "The Constitution forms a happy combination in this respect; the great and aggreg...
