In Federalist No. 6, Alexander Hamilton cites the countries of Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands as examples of the dangers of disunity among smaller states. What these countries had in common was their relatively small size, with populations that were fragmented into many different city-states or provinces. Hamilton used them as examples because he believed that their history demonstrated the pitfalls of internal conflict and external vulnerability that can arise when small states fail to cooperate and form a larger union. He argues that the United States, as a collection of smaller states, would face similar challenges without a strong central government to unify them and protect their interests. Hamilton's argument was central to the debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, which he believed was necessary to create a more perfect union capable of securing the nation's future.
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