Alexander Hamilton
1755 – 1804 · United States · Politics, Economics
Designed American public credit, the national bank and industrial policy.
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- John Locke
1632 – 1704 · Politics, Philosophy
Property, consent and limited government pass from the Second Treatise into the Federalist Papers.
- Montesquieu
1689 – 1755 · Politics, Law
The Federalist cites Montesquieu directly for the design of separated powers.
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