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By John Jay
Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good-will and kind conduct more speedily changed than by invidious jealousies and uncandid imputations, whether expressed or implied.
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- The Federalist No. 5: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence, November 10, 1787 · Federalist No. 5
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- Independent Journal (New York); text from the Library of Congress, Federalist Papers: Primary Documents in American History
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From Federalist No. 5, written by John Jay under the name Publius and first published in the Independent Journal on November 10, 1787. Jay is describing how neighbouring rival confederacies would come to fear and resent one another.