The Federalist No. 20: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
Alexander Hamilton,James Madison — The Federalist No. 20: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) (1787)Alexander Hamilton; James Madison · 1787 · Web pageEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0376 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Dutch Republic (Republic of the Seven United Provinces) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“The Federalist No. 20 (1787) cited the United Netherlands as a warning, stating that in important cases 'not only the provinces but the cities must be unanimous' and summarising the results as 'Imbecility in the government; discord among the provinces; foreign influence and indignities'.”
Context. This is a polemical assessment written to support the US Constitution; historians note that Holland's dominance and informal practices often overcame formal unanimity.
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