The Federalist PapersPenguin, 1 d’abr. 2003 - 688 pàgines A DOCUMENT THAT SHAPED A NATION An authoritative analysis of the Constitution of the United States and an enduring classic of political philosophy. Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, The Federalist Papers explain the complexities of a constitutional government—its political structure and principles based on the inherent rights of man. Scholars have long regarded this work as a milestone in political science and a classic of American political theory. Based on the original McLean edition of 1788 and edited by noted historian Clinton Rossiter, this special edition includes: ● Textual notes and a select bibliography by Charles R. Kesler ● Table of contents with a brief précis of each essay ● Appendix with a copy of the Constitution cross-referenced to The Federalist Papers ● Index of Ideas that lists the major political concepts discussed ● Copies of The Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation |
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Pàgina viii
... republican. Suppressing their private doubts and disappointments, Hamilton and Madison, joined by John Jay, undertook the series of essays in order to expound the merits of the new Constitution and to answer the objections to it that ...
... republican. Suppressing their private doubts and disappointments, Hamilton and Madison, joined by John Jay, undertook the series of essays in order to expound the merits of the new Constitution and to answer the objections to it that ...
Pàgina x
... republican Rome—Publius Valerius Publicola, whose biography was paired with that of Solon in Plutarch's famous Parallel Lives. Solon, the democratic lawgiver of Athens, had lived to see his polity overthrown by a tyrant; but the Roman ...
... republican Rome—Publius Valerius Publicola, whose biography was paired with that of Solon in Plutarch's famous Parallel Lives. Solon, the democratic lawgiver of Athens, had lived to see his polity overthrown by a tyrant; but the Roman ...
Pàgina xi
... republican laws, and to impart his own spirit of moderation, justice, and wisdom to the regime.10 What did this imply for the American Publius? At least this, that he wished to seize a fleeting moment favorable to constitution-making ...
... republican laws, and to impart his own spirit of moderation, justice, and wisdom to the regime.10 What did this imply for the American Publius? At least this, that he wished to seize a fleeting moment favorable to constitution-making ...
Pàgina xiv
... republican government depended on the capacity of ''societies of men,'' and particularly ''the people of this country,'' in the words of Federalist No. 1, to establish ''good government from reflection and choice.'' Otherwise the cause ...
... republican government depended on the capacity of ''societies of men,'' and particularly ''the people of this country,'' in the words of Federalist No. 1, to establish ''good government from reflection and choice.'' Otherwise the cause ...
Pàgina xv
... republican politics that The Federalist did so much to establish, and to heed the counsels of The Federalist in choosing to ratify, and later to uphold, the Constitution of the United States. Throughout their labors, the authors of The ...
... republican politics that The Federalist did so much to establish, and to heed the counsels of The Federalist in choosing to ratify, and later to uphold, the Constitution of the United States. Throughout their labors, the authors of The ...
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