Brutus
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Brutus was the pseudonymous Anti-Federalist author of influential essays opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and warning against a powerful centralized government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brutus canonical | 13 |
| Brutus essays | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anti-Federalist author
ⓘ
pamphleteer ⓘ pseudonymous political writer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1787
ⓘ
1788 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
political essay
ⓘ
political pamphlet ⓘ |
| hasPart | series of Anti-Federalist essays signed “Brutus” ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anti-Federalist political thought
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debate over the United States Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
defense of states’ rights
ⓘ
opposition to the ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ protection of individual liberties ⓘ |
| movement |
Anti-Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Anti-Federalism
|
| notableIdea |
a bill of rights is necessary to protect citizens from federal power
ⓘ
a large republic tends toward consolidation and tyranny ⓘ a standing army in peacetime threatens liberty ⓘ an independent federal judiciary will expand its own power ⓘ the necessary and proper clause grants dangerously broad powers ⓘ the supremacy clause undermines state sovereignty ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brutus I
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Brutus II ⓘ Brutus III ⓘ Brutus IV ⓘ Brutus IX ⓘ Brutus V ⓘ Brutus VI ⓘ Brutus VII ⓘ Brutus VIII ⓘ Brutus X ⓘ Brutus XI ⓘ Brutus XII ⓘ Brutus XIII ⓘ Brutus XIV ⓘ Brutus XIX ⓘ Brutus XV ⓘ Brutus XVI ⓘ Brutus XVII ⓘ Brutus XVIII ⓘ Brutus XX ⓘ Brutus XXI ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
consolidation of power in the federal government
ⓘ
lifetime tenure for federal judges ⓘ ratification of the United States Constitution without a bill of rights ⓘ |
| positionHeld | opponent of a strong centralized federal government ⓘ |
| possibleIdentity | Robert Yates ⓘ |
| pseudonymFor | unknown real identity ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | New York ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Brutus essays