The Federalist Papers · Federalist No. 6 · paragraph 13

Venice, in later times, figured more than once in wars of ambition, till, becoming an object to the other Italian states, Pope Julius II. found means to accomplish that formidable league, which gave a deadly blow to the power and pride of this haughty republic.

Publius · Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison · 1787–1788
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