brutus was an example of an anti-federalist because he responses believed a centralized government posed a major threat to individual rights believed a centralized government posed a major threat to individual rights argued that a national military force was needed to deal with insurrections argued that a national military force was needed to deal with insurrections argued that the laws passed by the national government were supreme over state laws argued that the laws passed by the national government were supreme over state laws believed that compromise between the branches of government would ensure a limited government