Jefferson clarifies his view of government by stating, "...some honest men fear...that this government is not strong enough, but the honest patriot ...abandon a government that...kept us free and firm on theoretical and visionary fear...does this government...want energy to preserve itself?...indeed, the strongest government on Earth...l 'the only one in which any man... would abide by the standards of the law... would face invasions of public order as his personal concern” (Jefferson 81). Jefferson attacks people who doubt the strength of his government as traitors to their own government, which has offered them freedom and the hope of improving their ways. lives and their future. Emphasizes the fact that the American government is the strongest in the world; the only one that gives citizens control and the right to uphold their own criminal justice system when a crime is committed or a law has been violated. law. The use of logos is seen again as he claims that his American government is the strongest in the world. To achieve Republican-Federalist unity, Jefferson had to justify to the Federalists that his government was not weak because it had the support of all Americans, unlike other governments around the world.
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