Brutus IV
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Brutus IV is one of a series of Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution by warning of the dangers of a powerful central government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brutus IV canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3990998 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brutus IV Context triple: [Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer), hasPart, Brutus IV]
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A.
Brutus II
Brutus II is the second in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against the proposed U.S. Constitution and warned of the dangers of a powerful central government.
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B.
Brutus X
Brutus X is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, continuing the critique of the proposed U.S. Constitution and the potential dangers of centralized federal power.
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C.
Brutus I
Brutus I is a prominent Anti-Federalist essay that argues against the proposed U.S. Constitution by warning that a strong central government would endanger states’ rights and individual liberties.
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D.
Brutus III
Brutus III is the third in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratifying the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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E.
Brutus XVII
Brutus XVII is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, in which the author critiques the proposed U.S. Constitution’s judiciary and warns of the dangers of an overly powerful federal court system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brutus IV Target entity description: Brutus IV is one of a series of Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution by warning of the dangers of a powerful central government.
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A.
Brutus II
Brutus II is the second in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against the proposed U.S. Constitution and warned of the dangers of a powerful central government.
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B.
Brutus X
Brutus X is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, continuing the critique of the proposed U.S. Constitution and the potential dangers of centralized federal power.
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C.
Brutus I
Brutus I is a prominent Anti-Federalist essay that argues against the proposed U.S. Constitution by warning that a strong central government would endanger states’ rights and individual liberties.
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D.
Brutus III
Brutus III is the third in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratifying the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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E.
Brutus XVII
Brutus XVII is one of the later essays in the Anti-Federalist "Brutus" series, in which the author critiques the proposed U.S. Constitution’s judiciary and warns of the dangers of an overly powerful federal court system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anti-Federalist paper
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pamphlet ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| criticizes |
consolidation of power in the national government
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extent of powers granted to the federal government ⓘ potential erosion of state sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer)
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surface form:
Brutus (pseudonymous author)
|
| hasCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasGenre |
constitutional criticism
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political commentary ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasIntendedAudience | citizens of the American states considering ratification ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMainTopic |
dangers of a powerful central government
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federalism in the United States ⓘ liberty and individual rights ⓘ opposition to ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ structure of the proposed U.S. government ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Anti-Federalists
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surface form:
Anti-Federalist
|
| hasPoliticalPosition |
limited central government
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states’ rights ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthor | Brutus ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to highlight risks of centralized political power
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to persuade readers to reject the proposed Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Ratification of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
United States Constitution ratification debates
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| historicalPeriod |
Founding of the United States
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surface form:
American Founding Era
|
| isAbout |
distribution of power between state and federal governments
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republican government in a large territory ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | later Brutus essays ⓘ |
| opposes | ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anti-Federalist Papers
ⓘ
Letters of Brutus ⓘ
surface form:
Brutus essays
|
| relatedTo |
Brutus I
NERFINISHED
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Brutus II NERFINISHED ⓘ Brutus III NERFINISHED ⓘ Brutus V ⓘ The Federalist Papers ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Papers
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
abuse of power by a distant national government
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insufficient safeguards against tyranny ⓘ threats to liberty from a large centralized republic ⓘ |
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Subject: Brutus IV Description of subject: Brutus IV is one of a series of Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution by warning of the dangers of a powerful central government.
Referenced by (5)
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