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The Federalist Papers (Dover Thrift Editions)

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An excellent reference for anyone who wants a better understanding of the Constitution, this compilation of eighty-five articles explains and defends the ideals at the back of the highest form of law in the United States. The essays were written and published anonymously in New York newspapers right through the years 1787 and 1788 by three of the Constitution’s framers and ratifiers: Alexander Hamilton, General George Washington’s Chief of Staff and first Secretary of the Treasury; John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States; and James Madison, father of the Constitution, creator of the Bill of Rights, and fourth President of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson hailed The Federalist Papers as the best remark ever written about the principles of government. Milestones in political science and enduring classics of political philosophy, these articles are essential reading for students, lawyers, politicians, and those with an interest in the foundation of U.S. government and law.
“This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it seems that as if it was the design of Providence, that an inheritance so proper and convenient for a band of brethren … should never be split into various unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties.” So wrote John Jay, some of the revolutionary authors of The Federalist Papers, arguing that if the United States was actually to be a single nation, its leaders would have to agree on universally binding rules of governance–in short, a constitution. In a brilliant set of essays, Jay and his colleagues Alexander Hamilton and James Madison explored in minute detail the implications of establishing a kind of rule that would engage as many citizens as imaginable and that would include a system of checks and balances. Their arguments proved successful finally, and The Federalist Papers stand as key documents in the founding of the United States.

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