The Federalist Papers · Federalist No. 20 · paragraph 3
The union is composed of seven coequal and sovereign states, and each state or province is a composition of equal and independent cities. In all important cases, not only the provinces but the cities must be unanimous.Read in context ›
Publius · Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison · 1787–1788
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