Federalist Papers 10 and 51 served to explain the union as a safeguard against faction and insurrection and to explain how the structure of this new union should encompass the ability to provide appropriate controls. and balance between the different departments within it respectively. These articles contain absolutely no higher meaning regarding Plato's beliefs about the True, the Good and the Beautiful. The articles are just rhetoric used to rationalize the benefits of a new system, explain how the new union will be built, and, most crucial to the trials, influence public opinion to support ratification of the new constitution. Madison does not wish to achieve True, Good, or Beautiful in Article 10. He simply wishes to establish a system in which the harmful effects of faction on the entire government are reduced and controlled. The form of government he himself proposes is not entirely fair, as the formation of factions within the government can be seen through political parties. If there are two groups of politicians with different ideals regarding landowners' rights, one for large landowners and the other for small landowners, here we see the development of a more refined faction under covered with the label “party”. .' Madison does not adopt a vision of the True, the Good and the Beautiful; it simply proposes a pragmatic solution, the ratification of a new constitution, to the problems caused by the factions and does not present real solutions to the specific problems. Although the literacy rate in the late 1700s was celebrated as being 60% on an estimated rate. With a population of 3 million, the level of education received by citizens can be considered very basic (Schlossberg). Middle of paper is the facade of someone who understands every fiber of the political structure to persuade the ignorant American public to support the ratification of a new United States Constitution. Works Cited Madison, James. “The same subject continues: the Union as a guarantee against internal factions and insurrection.” November 23, 1787. The Library of Congress. Internet. September 19, 2013. :Madison, James. “The structure of government must ensure appropriate checks and balances between different departments.” February 8, 1788. The Library of Congress. Internet. September 19, 2013. :Schlossberg, Tatiana. “The State of Publishing: Literacy Rates.” February 2, 2011. Internet Trending by Timothy McSweeney. Internet. September 21 2013. :