'17' goes into 51…. 3x

3 branches of the Government - Executive, Legislative & Judicial

Federalist Papers #51(coincidence, anon is certain)

The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments

From the New York Packet. Friday, February 8, 1788.

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed51.asp

The message is clear. Check and balances are required, not optional.