Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer)
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Brutus was the pseudonymous author of a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays that warned against the proposed U.S. Constitution’s potential to create an overly powerful central government and threaten individual liberties.
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| instanceOf |
Anti-Federalist author
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pseudonymous political writer → |
| activeInPeriod |
1787
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1788 → late 1780s → |
| aimedTo |
persuade state ratifying conventions to reject the Constitution or demand amendments
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| concernedWith |
consolidation of the states into a single republic
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overly powerful central government → representation in a large republic → scope of federal judicial power → taxation powers of the federal government → threats to individual liberty → |
| contemporaryOf |
Publius (pseudonymous author of The Federalist Papers)
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| country |
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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political theory → |
| genre |
political commentary
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political essay → |
| hasPart |
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 → Brutus XXII → Brutus XXIII → Brutus XXIV → Brutus XXV → Brutus XXVI → Brutus XXVII → |
| historicalRole |
critic of the proposed U.S. Constitution
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| influenced |
debate over the United States Bill of Rights
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| influencedBy |
Enlightenment political thought
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classical republicanism → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| mainSubject |
U.S. Constitution
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centralization of power → federalism in the United States → individual liberties → |
| movement |
Anti-Federalism
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| namedAfter |
Marcus Junius Brutus
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| notableWork |
Brutus essays
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| opposedTo |
ratification of the U.S. Constitution without a bill of rights
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| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalist
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| positionHeld |
opponent of ratification of the U.S. Constitution
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| pseudonymOf |
unknown author
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| publicationMedium |
New York newspapers
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| publicationPlace |
New York
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| usedPseudonym |
Brutus
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Anti-Federalists
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