The Federalist Papers · Character
The Lacedaemonians
Spartans, cited for their military-focused society and dual kingship system.
minor
Also known as the Lacedaemonians
First appearance: vi concerning dangers from dissensions between the states
The Lacedaemonians shows up with force in IX: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as part of the historical examples of confederacies.
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- IX: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection
- XXV: The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered)
- XLV: The Alleged Danger from the Powers of the Union to the State Governments
- LXIII: The Senate Continued
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