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Unlimited The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers - by Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Jay David Wootton
109 Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Jay David Wootton

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Anyone who doubts the genius of the founding fathers never read these papers.
My grandmothers gained the right to vote in 1920 One died in 1946, and one in 1947 and the voted in every election they were qualified to do so.
Am I a federalist Am I an anti federalist I keep getting confused
First its a tough read when you know who s going to win the argument Then theres all the inside baseball discussions and the Anti s complaining about everything the terms of the pols are too short, they re too long, they should be forced out, they should stay in, the judicial branch is too weak, the judicial branch is too strong, the President will be the Senate s puppet, the President will be a tyrannical king, and hey where s the bill of rights.It s a miracle the Constitution ever passed After [...]
Even a general search for meaning in the US constitution is not complete without reading the arguments for or against its ratification As I listen to individuals argue various constitutional issues such as the 2nd ammendment I always have to ask if they ve read these papers It seems that very few have It s sad that in a pivotal time of collosal issues that face America that our citizens have such a shaky understanding of the fundamental laws that undergird all our legislative questions Read it w [...]
This is a good compilation of the important Federalist Papers with some writings against adoption of the Constitution I was struck by some of the common themes against that it would lead to a government solely by and for elites, that the VP has nothing to do, that the VP would have a big influence in the Senate, and so on.
Boring No, not boring when thought about as history in the making I am fascinated by my countries founding fathers and how it all came about to put this country on it s road to greatness Dry Perhaps yes dry reading I ll give in to that However I m Happy that I read this
I turned to this book during a final collegiate research project on the subject inequality Wonderful piece of work and amazing insight into the works and minds of those for and against the US Constitution.
OK for a first read, but the whole book is necessary to really understand the debate
Classic text.
Read only if you want to understand American politics
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