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Publius  

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  • Publius—the pseudonymous voice of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison—is the author of 85 essays urging the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. These essays appeared several times a week in New York City newspapers between October 1787 and August 1788 and were later assembled in book form as The Federalist. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Publius]

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