John Jay, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, using the penname “Publius,” publishes “Federalist #2.”  In paragraphs 7 and 8 he writes of the importance of a unitary foreign policy directed by the federal government:

       … As a nation we have made peace and war; as a nation we have vanquished our common enemies; as a nation we have formed alliances, and made treaties, and entered into various compacts and conventions with foreign states.

       A strong sense of the value and blessings of union induced the people, at a very early period, to institute a federal government to preserve and perpetuate it. …

       [restored 11/29/2024]