“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” ― Thomas Paine

To whom do you think Thomas Paine is writing? Who is his intended audience?

The federalists believed that democratic-republican criticism of federalist policies was disloyal and feared that aliens living in the united states would sympathize with the french during a war. as a result, a federalist-controlled congress passed four laws, known collectively as the alien and sedition acts.