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Madison wasn't an Anti-Federalist; he actually wrote some of the Federalist papers himself (along with much of the constitution and Bill of Rights). He did late
by calgarymicro 3y ago
Madison wasn't an Anti-Federalist; he actually wrote some of the Federalist papers himself (along with much of the constitution and Bill of Rights). He did later become a Democratic-Republican, but by then 'Federalist' meant the political party, not the pro-constitution movement.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoYou’re right I miswrote that. He and Jefferson felt the need for the bill of rights, while Hamilton didn’t, and they worked together on that. Madison wrote something on order of 30 of the original papers, but wasn’t entirely aligned with Hamilton.
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