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Madison later wrote in [[Federalist No. 10]] on his support for a federal government, "the smaller the number of individuals composing a majority, and the smaller the compass within which they are placed, the more easily will they concert and execute their plans of oppression. Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/The+Federalist+Papers#TheFederalistPapers-10 |title=Full Text of The Federalist Papers |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=March 25, 2022}}</ref>
The convention had begun altering its original plan but then decided to abandon continued efforts of emendation, and officially set about constructing a new [[Constitution of the United States]]. Because [[George Washington]] lent his prestige to the Constitution and because of the ingenuity and organizational skills of its proponents, the Constitution was ratified in all states. The outgoing [[Congress of the Confederation]] scheduled elections for the new government, and set March 4, 1789 as the date that the new government would take power. Once the convention concluded and released the Constitution for public consumption, the Federalist and Anti-Federalist movements soon began publicizing their disagreeing beliefs in local newspapers and segments.<ref>{{
The most forceful defense of the new Constitution was ''[[The Federalist Papers]]'', a compilation of 85 anonymous essays published in New York City to convince the people of the state to vote for ratification. These articles, written by [[Alexander Hamilton]] and [[James Madison]], with some contributed by [[John Jay]], examined the benefits of the new, proposed Constitution, and analyzed the political theory and function behind the various articles of the Constitution. ''The Federalist Papers'' remain one of the most important sets of documents in American history and political science.<ref name="Citycyclopedia">Jackson, Kenneth T. ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'': The New York Historical Society; Yale University Press; 1995. p. 194.</ref>
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