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Analysis Of Brutus: The 13 States Should Be Reduced To One Republic

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Brutus considered whether or not the thirteen states should be reduced to one republic. He states that if there is not similar interests among the people in a large republic then there will be continuous disagreements against each other. A free republic would not need a standing army to enforce laws since armies can be a danger to liberty. A free republic would depend on the support of citizens, but in a republic with the size of this continent the people would not be familiarized with many of the rulers. Then the people would not support the laws passed because they would have little confidence in their legislature.

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