“Wisely, therefore, do they consider union and a good national government as necessary to put and keep them in such a situation as, instead of inviting war, will tend to repress and discourage it. That situation consists in the best possible state of defense, and necessarily depends on the government, the arms, and the resources of the country.”
– John Jay, Federalist No. 4, “Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence (continued),” Independent Journal, November 7, 1787; “
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